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The knowledge and attitudes of occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language therapy students, regarding the speech-language therapist's role in the hospital stroke rehabilitation team
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 41, No 1 | a256 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v41i1.256
| © 2019 Lisa Flesher, Eleanor Ross
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Submitted: 24 October 2016 | Published: 31 December 1994
Submitted: 24 October 2016 | Published: 31 December 1994
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Lisa Felsher, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaEleanor Ross, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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The purpose of the present study was to survey and compare the knowledge and attitudes of final year occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language therapy students, concerning the role of the speech-language therapist as a member of the stroke rehabilitation team in the hospital setting. In order to achieve this aim, a questionnaire was administered to final year students in these three disciplines, and included questions on most areas of stroke rehabilitation with which the speech-language therapist might be involved, as well as the concepts of rehabilitation and teamwork in relation to stroke rehabilitation. Results suggested a fairly good understanding of the concepts of rehabilitation and teamwork. Students appeared to have a greater understanding of those disorders following a stroke, with which the speech-language therapist is commonly involved, such as Aphasia, Dysarthria, Verbal Apraxia and Dysphagia. However, students appeared to show less understanding of those disorders post-stroke, for which the speech-language therapist's role is less well defined, such as Agraphia, Alexia and Amnesia. In addition, a high percentage of role duplication/overlapping in several aspects of stroke rehabilitation, such as family and social support, was found. Several implications for facilitating communication, collaboration and understanding between paramedical professions, as well as for further research are also provided.
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