Communication styles of persons with ALS as recounted by surviving partners

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 232-242

  Mckelvey, Miechelle ^a   Evans, David L ^b   Kawai, Norimune ^c   Beukelman, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Augmentative and alternative communication

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION; AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION PATTERN; COMMUNICATION STYLES; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SOCIAL ACTIVITIES;

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPOUSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SPOUSES;

EID: 84871584193     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2012.737023     Document Type: Article

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