COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR THE SPEECH IMPAIRED - COST AND QUALITY-OF-LIFEOUTCOMES OF ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY SPECIALIST COMMUNICATION AIDS CENTERS IN THE UNITED-KINGDOM

Authors
TOLLEY K LEESE B WRIGHT K HENNESSY S ROWLEY C STOWE J CHAMBERLAIN A
Citation
K. Tolley et al., COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR THE SPEECH IMPAIRED - COST AND QUALITY-OF-LIFEOUTCOMES OF ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY SPECIALIST COMMUNICATION AIDS CENTERS IN THE UNITED-KINGDOM, International journal of technology assessment in health care, 11(2), 1995, pp. 196-213
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Medical Laboratory Technology
Journal title
International journal of technology assessment in health care → ACNP
ISSN journal
02664623
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
196 - 213
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-4623(1995)11:2<196:CAFTSI>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
An evaluation was conducted of the approaches, costs, and quality-of-l ife outcomes associated with communication aid assessment programs for the speech-impaired provided by specialist Communication Aids Centres (CACs) in the United Kingdom. The average costs of CAC assessment pro grams was pound 410 per client, which is not excessive. There was evid ence of moderate quality-of-life benefits from clients' use of the rec ommended aids.