Issues and principles in service delivery to communicatively impaired minority bilingual adults in neurorehabilitation.
Semin Speech Lang
; 30(3): 139-52, 2009 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-19711232
Demographic and epidemiological trends coupled with health-care needs in minority populations highlight the imperative need to develop effective, culturally appropriate clinical approaches for minority adults with communication impairments. The steady increase in linguistic and cultural diversity in the country includes a large number of bilingual adults, which is estimated to continue. Because strokes are quite prevalent in racial/ethnic minorities, the number of bilingual adults with acquired communication disorders will similarly increase. However, members of minority groups presently confront disparities in health-care services compared with the general population that translates into reduced health outcomes. This article discusses the current clinical needs and complexities in service delivery to communicatively impaired minority adults, with a special focus on bilingual adults with aphasia.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos de la Comunicación
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Multilingüismo
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Atención a la Salud
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Grupos Minoritarios
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Semin Speech Lang
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos