Satisfaction with Communicative Participation as Defined by Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Yorkston, Kathryn M.; Baylor, Carolyn R.; Klasner, Estelle R.; Deitz, Jean; Dudgeon, Brian J.; Eadie, Tanya; Miller, Robert M.; Amtmann, Dagmar
Titel	Satisfaction with Communicative Participation as Defined by Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Communication Disorders, 40 (2007) 6, S.433-451 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9924
DOI	10.1016/j.jcomdis.2006.10.006
Schlagwörter	Communication Disorders; Speech Communication; Disabilities; Adults; Interviews; Attitude Measures; Interpersonal Communication; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsstörung; Handicap; Behinderung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Interpersonale Kommunikation
Abstract	Purpose: This study examined satisfaction with communicative participation as reported by adults with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method: Eight community-dwelling adults with MS participated in semi-structured interviews. They were asked to discuss their satisfaction with their communication in a variety of situations. Interviews were analyzed using a constant comparative method of qualitative description. Results: Themes derived included: "Comfort," consisting of "Ease" and "Confidence"; "Success of the Outcome," including "Function is Achieved" and "A Connection is Made"; and "Personal Meaning of Participation," including "Personal Preferences, Comparison with the Past," and "Thinking about One's Own Communication." Conclusions: Participants described multiple facets of satisfaction with communicative participation. Some of the dimensions were similar to those in existing assessment instruments such as levels of ease or difficulty with performance. Participants did not talk about frequency of activities as a key part of their satisfaction. Implications for identifying intervention targets and treatment outcome measurements are provided. Learning outcomes: The reader should be able to: 1) define communicative participation and identify key elements of this construct; 2) identify the issues that were most relevant to satisfaction with communicative participation with participants with MS; and 3) identify reasons for greater emphasis on the subjective viewpoint of people with communication disorders in measurement of treatment outcomes. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10