Niharika M K, Annitha G, Thrylokya Ravichandran, Patel Ravi
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.
Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2023 Jan;58(1):6-14. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12763. Epub 2022 Aug 5.
Speech-language pathologists are often involved in the assessment and management of communication, cognition and swallowing deficits in people with Parkinson's. However, speech-language pathologists' self-perceived competency levels in serving people with Parkinson's remain elusive, especially in the Indian context where there is an increasing disability burden due to Parkinson's disease. Additionally, the challenges faced by speech-language pathologists in India to provide efficient services to this population are unidentified.
To determine speech-language pathologists' self-perceived competence and challenges faced when providing services to people with Parkinson's in India.
METHODS & PROCEDURES: A survey questionnaire was sent to speech-language pathologists through emails and social media asking them questions to evaluate self-perceived competency in serving people with Parkinson's and to identify the challenges to their service delivery. A total of 69 speech-language pathologists responded to the survey.
OUTCOMES & RESULTS: The majority of respondents reported to be competent in dealing with various domains of assessment and management of people with Parkinson's. Although competent, they reportedly faced a few challenges during their service delivery.
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: This study provides an insight into the speech-language pathologists' self-perceived competency in serving people with Parkinson's in India, and also identifies the challenges related to interprofessional service delivery. The findings of the study have educational and clinical implications.
The study delineates speech-language pathologists' self-perceived competency in working with people with Parkinson's in India, a nation that is seeing a constant rise in the incidence of Parkinson's disease. The study the unique challenges within India to speech-language pathologists' service delivery for people with Parkinson's, thus having educational and clinical implications in Parkinson's disease care.
言语语言病理学家经常参与帕金森病患者沟通、认知和吞咽功能障碍的评估与管理。然而，言语语言病理学家在为帕金森病患者提供服务时的自我认知能力水平仍不明确，尤其是在印度，帕金森病导致的残疾负担日益加重。此外，印度言语语言病理学家在为这一人群提供高效服务时所面临的挑战尚不明确。
确定印度言语语言病理学家在为帕金森病患者提供服务时的自我认知能力以及所面临的挑战。
通过电子邮件和社交媒体向言语语言病理学家发送调查问卷，询问他们对为帕金森病患者提供服务的自我认知能力的问题，并确定其服务提供过程中的挑战。共有69名言语语言病理学家回复了调查。
大多数受访者报告称有能力处理帕金森病患者评估和管理的各个领域。尽管有能力，但据报道他们在服务提供过程中面临一些挑战。
本研究深入了解了印度言语语言病理学家在为帕金森病患者提供服务时的自我认知能力，也确定了与跨专业服务提供相关的挑战。该研究结果具有教育和临床意义。
该研究描述了印度言语语言病理学家在与帕金森病患者合作时的自我认知能力，印度帕金森病发病率持续上升。该研究揭示了印度言语语言病理学家为帕金森病患者提供服务时面临的独特挑战，因此在帕金森病护理方面具有教育和临床意义。
