Browsing Clinical Speech & Language Studies (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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"At the end of the day we're kind of motoring along on our own": Investigating the views of people with aphasia, their family, and SLTs on the need, value, and challenges of providing family therapy after stroke.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2024)Background Stroke significantly impacts the lives of both the person who sustained the stroke and their entire family unit, often profoundly changing the roles and dynamics within families. Aphasia, a communication disability ... -
Attuning : a theory of interaction of people with severe and profound intellectual and multiple disability and their carers
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 2010) -
Biofeedback to improve swallowing function in persons wiht dysphagia and Parkinson Disease: an intervention study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2021)This thesis is concerned with a therapeutic approach aimed at improving swallow function in people with Idiopathic Parkinson?s disease (IPD) and swallowing disorders.The neural impairments in IPD manifest as reduced ability ... -
Building Upon Success: A multi-perspective study of Speech, Language and Communication Needs in adolescence
Background Adolescence is a life stage characterised by important and significant growth in the areas of physical, cognitive, social and language development, which have a strong influence on individual outcomes in ... -
Children's ability to identify and describe dysphonia: A multimethod study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2024)Background: While some studies have demonstrated that children can express opinions about their voice, and that they are conscious of and affected by their voice disorders, knowledge about age-related understanding of ... -
Communication Partner Training for the Primary Caregivers of People with Aphasia in India: A multi-phase exploratory study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Aphasia, as an acquired communication disability, has an impact beyond the language impairment, affecting life participation and quality of life. Communication Partner Training (CPT) is an evidence-based intervention which ... -
Conversation as a window into metarepresentational (dis)abilities in people with schizophrenia : a Relevance Theoretic perspective
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 2012)Schizophrenia, as a "uniquely human disorder", is one of the major mental illnesses (Williamson, 2006, p. 3). It is a complex and heterogeneous condition characterised by a range of psychiatric symptoms which have their ... -
The Dance of Engagement: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Parental Engagement.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, School of Linguistic, Speech and Language Studies, 2025)This thesis is focused on the process of effective parental engagement through the multiple perspectives of parents and practitioners in an area of socio-economic disadvantage. The potential positive impact of effective ... -
Eating and swallowing problems in adults presenting with temporomandibular disorders
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2019)Abstract Introduction: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are caused by changes in the structure and/or function of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), masticatory muscles, and/or osseous components, which develop secondary ... -
Examining the Cognitive Linguistic Differences Between Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and a Group of Healthy Controls using a Devised Cognitive Linguistic Assessment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2023)Background: Changes in language often precede other notable cognitive changes in people who go on to develop dementia, however, given their subtlety, these early-stage communication signs are frequently missed. Speech and ... -
Good communicators, poor speakers : an exploration of low speech intelligibility and phonological impairment in children and young adults with Down syndrome
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 2003)These studies investigated phonological impairment in 75 children and young adults with Down syndrome (DS) who presented clinically with low speech intelligibility. The first study compared intelligibility levels and ... -
"I have the child who has something else." Entering the Worlds of How Mothers Make Sense of `Diagnosis' within the context of their Child with a Rare or Undiagnosed Neurodevelopmental Condition in Ireland: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2024)Information on the experiences of parents whose children have rare or undiagnosed conditions is particularly lacking in Ireland. It can be hypothesised that these parents experience a unique set of challenges, in comparison ... -
“I live with it...I have no Plan B, only a Plan A”: Psychosocial Impact and Quality of Life in the Stroke Population with Dysphagia
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Stroke is one of the leading causes of acquired disability across the world today, with the number of people living with stroke-related disability continuing to grow. Accordingly, international stroke care clinical guidelines ... -
"I think everybody's finding it a challenge to be honest" The experience of mental health professionals working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2018)This qualitative research study explored the experience of mental health professionals working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Ireland. Mental health services, including CAMHS, have undergone ... -
Inter-professional practice to support effective language enrichment in primary school classrooms: an action research inquiry
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2018)Language ability entails our capacity to express ourselves and to understand what others are saying. Language difficulties can have a negative impact on children?s academic achievement, social skills, emotional regulation, ... -
The language learning motivation of Chinese postgraduate students in Ireland: From the perspectives of Neo-Confucian learning philosophy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2018)This doctoral thesis investigates the English language motivation of Chinese students enrolled in one-year Master?s programmes at Trinity College Dublin, in Ireland. These students, from what can be described as a Confucian ... -
The mealtime experience of family carers of people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND)-related feeding and swallowing disabilities: A grounded theory study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, Trinity College Dublin, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, 2024)Family members of people with MND (PwMND) are impacted in profound ways by the presence of this illness and the numerous disabilities that can arise, including feeding and swallowing disability. Provision of assistance ... -
Mother's perceptions and sense-making of their roles in speech and language therapy for children with autism in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Introduction: Parental involvement in SLT is recommended by professional bodies (e.g., RCSLT, 2009) and service providers (e.g., HSE, 2018) alike. It is necessary for the delivery of family-centred models of care and ... -
Narratives of stroke and aphasia : an ethnographic investigation
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The Nature, Severity and Impact of Chronic Oropharyngeal Dysphagia following Oesophageal Cancer Surgery
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2025)Introduction: People with oesophageal cancer often experience dysphagia from before diagnosis to many years beyond treatment which may be directly secondary to the tumour obstructing the oesophagus, from tumour related ...
