Factors Influencing Communication Partners of Persons With Severe/Profound Intellectual Disability Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: An Integrative Review
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
Hanley, E., Lehane, E., et al. (2024).
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2024.2313079.
<div>This systematic review investigates the factors influencing the use of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) for individuals with severe-profound intellectual disability and their communication partners.</div>
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From database inception to May 2023
<div>Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies</div>
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<div>Achieving meaningful communication was important to care partners in their use of AAC. Factors that influenced this theme included the ability to recognize the individual's communication attempts to be able to adapt to their communication methods.</div>
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<div>Limitations to this review included the potential for publication, location, and language biases.</div>
<div>Communication partner preparedness was also important for care partners' use of AAC. This theme included training communication partners, addressing their preconceived thoughts about AAC to raise awareness of AAC's usefulness, developing their expectations and belief in the individual with intellectual disability's communicative ability, and working with them in a supportive, collaborative team dynamic.</div>
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<div>Limitations to this review included the potential for publication, location, and language biases.</div>
