Measuring Communicative Participation: A Review of Self-Report Instruments in Speech-Language Pathology

• Published in: American journal of speech-language pathology 2006-11, Vol.15 (4), p.307-320
• Main Authors: Eadie, Tanya L, Yorkston, Kathryn M, Klasner, Estelle R, Dudgeon, Brian J, Deitz, Jean C, Baylor, Carolyn R, Miller, Robert M, Amtmann, Dagmar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Clinical outcomes; Communication; Communication Disorders; Communication Disorders - diagnosis; Communication Disorders - rehabilitation; Disability; Evaluation; Health Conditions; Humans; Interpersonal communication; Interpersonal Relationship; Job Application; Language; Linguistics; Measurement Techniques; Outcome Measures; Participation; Pathology; Psychometrics; Self evaluation; Speech; Speech Language Pathology; Speech-Language Pathology - methods; Speech-Language Pathology - standards; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 1058-0360; 1558-9110
• DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2006/030)

Contact author: Tanya L. Eadie, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, 1417 NE 42nd Street, Seattle, WA 98105. E-mail: teadie{at}u.washington.edu . 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. Key Words: communication, participation, outcome measures, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health CiteULike     Connotea     Del.icio.us     Digg     Facebook     Reddit     Technorati     Twitter     What's this?