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Communication AIDS for the Speech Impaired: Cost and Quality-of-Life Outcomes of Assessment Programs Provided by Speciaiist Communication Aids Centers in the United Kingdom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Keith Tolley ,
Brenda Leese ,
Ken Wright ,
Sue Hennessy ,
Corinne Rowley ,
Janet Stowe  and
Ann Chamberlain
Keith Tolley
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Brenda Leese
Affiliation:
University of York
Ken Wright
Affiliation:
University of York
Sue Hennessy
Affiliation:
University of York
Corinne Rowley
Affiliation:
United Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Janet Stowe
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
Ann Chamberlain
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
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An evaluation was conducted of the approaches, costs, and quality-of-life 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 programs was £410 per client, which is not excessive. There was evidence of moderate quality-of-life benefits from clients' use of the recommended aids.

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Special Section: Technology and Disability
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , Spring 1995 , pp. 196 - 213
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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