Measuring communicative participation: a review of self-report instruments in speech-language pathology.
| Title | Measuring communicative participation: a review of self-report instruments in speech-language pathology. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| 2006 | |
| Authors | Eadie TL, Yorkston KM, Klasner ER, Dudgeon BJ, Deitz JC, Baylor CR, Miller RM, Amtmann D |
| Journal | American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 307-20 |
| Date Published | 2006 Nov |
| ISSN | 1058-0360 |
| Communication, Communication Disorders, Humans, Psychometrics, Questionnaires, Speech-Language Pathology, Treatment Outcome | |
PURPOSE: To assess the adequacy of self-report instruments in speech-language pathology for measuring a construct called communicative participation. METHOD: Six instruments were evaluated relative to (a) the construct measured, (b) the relevance of individual items to communicative participation, and (c) their psychometric properties. RESULTS: No instrument exclusively measured communicative participation. Twenty-six percent (n = 34) of all items (N = 132) across the reviewed instruments were consistent with communicative participation. The majority (76%) of the 34 items were associated with general communication, while the remaining 24% of the items were associated with communication at work, during leisure, or for establishing relationships. Instruments varied relative to psychometric properties. CONCLUSIONS: No existing self-report instruments in speech-language pathology were found to be solely dedicated to measuring communicative participation. Developing an instrument for measuring communicative participation is essential for meeting the requirements of our scope of practice. | |
| 10.1044/1058-0360(2006/030) |
