Applying the WHO ICF framework to communication assessment and goal setting in Huntington's Disease: A case discussion

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-275

  Power, Emma ^a   Anderson, Alison ^b   Togher, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Goal setting; Huntington Disease; ICF; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONVERSATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSARTHRIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LOUDNESS; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOTHER; PERSONALITY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DYSARTHRIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GOALS; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955801092     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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