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Communicative Participation in Dysarthria: Perspectives for Management.

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¹School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Western University, London, ON N6G 1H1, Canada.

|April 21, 2022

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Area of Science:

Speech-language pathology
Rehabilitation science
Disability studies

Background:

Communicative participation is often limited in individuals with dysarthria.
Existing measures may not fully capture the nuances of communicative participation.
The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a framework but needs specific application to communicative participation in dysarthria.

Purpose of the Study:

To define and describe the construct of communicative participation in the context of dysarthria.
To review the emergence, predictors, and associated variables of communicative participation.
To highlight the uniqueness of communicative participation compared to other ICF components.

Main Methods:

Review of the emergence and evolution of the communicative participation construct.
Analysis of empirical literature on the measurement of communicative participation.
Examination of clinical perspectives on managing communicative participation in dysarthria.

Main Results:

Communicative participation is a distinct construct, not solely predictable from impairment or activity limitations within the ICF.
Current literature provides insights into measuring communicative participation but requires further development for clinical application.
Clinician-focused approaches are needed for robust measurement and management.

Conclusions:

Communicative participation should be a primary focus in treatment planning and intervention for dysarthria.
Patient-centered, holistic, and value-based interventions are essential.
Developing robust clinical measures and management strategies is critical for individuals with dysarthria.