DSpace at Cardiff Met: Recent submissions
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Compassionate design for dementia care
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-07-23)One of the most pressing challenges facing designers today is how to create appropriate, useful and safe designs for people living with advanced dementia. Dementia is a complex disease that presents and progresses differently ... -
Left ventricular function during exercise in trained pre‐adolescent soccer players
(Wiley, 2018-07-03)It is unclear, what the underlying cardiovascular mechanisms are that give rise to the high level of aerobic fitness seen in youth soccer players. The aim of the study was to evaluate global and regional markers of systolic ... -
Evaluating cabin crew food safety training using the Kirkpatrick model: an airlines’ perspective
(Emerald, 2018-07-01)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the evaluation of cabin crew food safety training using the Kirkpatrick model. Design/methodology/approach - Using a snowballing technique, 26 cabin crew, managers, ... -
Voice care provision in one-year full time PGCE courses in Wales.
(2018-04)Summary: Objectives The prevalence of voice care training in one-year full time Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) courses in Wales was investigated, alongside the factors that influenced the inclusion of this ... -
Adolescents with language difficulties in their final year of compulsory education: An exploration into perceptions towards GCSE examinations
(2018-04)An abundance of literature emphasises poorer academic attainment at school-leaving age for adolescents with language impairment (LI). The number of pupils with LI entered for GCSE examinations continues to rise, yet there ... -
TherapyAn investigation into the impact of tooth loss, dysgeusia and reflux on the healthy, elderly population.
(2018-04)Background: Non-compliance with dysphagia recommendations is a growing problem for Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) working in this field. As well as anatomical and cognitive changes that can oppose compliance to ... -
TherapyPerspectives from a primary school on the referral of bilingual children to speech and language therapy
(2018-04)There is now more advice about how speech and language therapists (SLTs) should work with children with English as an additional language (EAL), but limited data on the representation of bilingual children on their caseloads. ... -
Parental Experiences of the Communication Development of a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2018-04)Background: Impairments in communication are considered one of the central features of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a complex neurodevelopmental disorder. It is held that even high-functioning individuals with ASD will ... -
Speech and Language Therapists’ Views on the Clinical Use of Phonetic Transcription
(2018-05)This study explores speech and language therapists’ (SLT) views and opinions on the clinical use of phonetic transcription. Semi structured interviews lasting twenty to thirty minutes were completed on four practising SLTs. ... -
“An investigation into the relationship between gaze aversion and cognitive load in people who stammer.”
(2018-05)Purpose: Gaze aversion in people who stammer has previously been suggested to be the consequence of a high cognitive load but has not previously been investigated. The purpose of the present study is to investigate a ... -
The Effect of Noise upon Auditory and Visuospatial Working Memory in School-Age Children
(2018-05)Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the effect of noise upon auditory and visuospatial working memory in school-age children. It was hypothesised that (a) children’s auditory working memory performance would ... -
Final Year Speech and Language Therapy Students’ Ratings of the GRBAS Perceptual Voice Assessment.
(2018-05)Summary: Objectives. To investigate the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of final year undergraduate speech and language therapy students scoring the GRBAS perceptual voice assessment on two separate occasions ... -
What do people with Parkinson’s disease and an associated voice disorder value about being part of a Parkinson’s disease voice support group?
(2018-05)Background: As a consequence of the increasing prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) there is a growing need to manage the communication and psychosocial difficulties PWPD face. These difficulties can partly be managed ... -
Teachers’ Perspectives of Peer Acceptance of Children with Communication Difficulties in A Mainstream Primary school.
(2018-05)The present study investigated teacher’s perceptions of peer acceptance of children with communication difficulties by their typically developing peers in a mainstream primary school. This research was qualitative in ... -
A study exploring the implementation of decentralisation: A case study of a district council in Sierra Leone
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)In March 1991, a civil war broke out in Sierra Leone and the conflict raged for 11 years ending in 2002. Following the end of the war, a ‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ was set up to examine the causes of the war. ... -
TherapyThe spouses’ experiences of a Parkinson’s disease voice support group: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.
(2018-05)Background: Parkinson’s disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in the UK. Along with difficulties with mobility and balance, the majority of people with PD (PWPD) will have a deterioration in voice ... -
To explore teachers’ knowledge of speech, language and communication needs within mainstream education
(2018-05)Background. The number of children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) has increased dramatically in recent years. This means the number of children with additional learning needs in mainstream settings ... -
Investigating perspectives of Newly Qualified Supply Teachers (NQSTs) in
(2018-05)This paper focuses on the experiences of newly qualified supply teachers (NQSTs) in supporting pupils for whom English is an additional language (EAL). Despite the growing prevalence of EAL pupils within UK classrooms, ... -
“There must be more men out there”: Female Speech and Language Therapists’ perceptions and experiences of males working within the profession
(2018-05)Background: Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) is generally considered a female-dominated profession, with male Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) making up just 3% of all SLTs in the UK. Despite this vast imbalance of ... -
The effect of dysfluency on listeners’ perceptions of people who stutter
(2018-05)Stuttering approaches that advocate for a relaxed communication environment do so to reduce negative emotions that exacerbate dysfluency. Normally fluent speakers, through negative perceptions in conversation, risk threatening ...
