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COMMUNICATE : ORGANISATIONAL ISSUES AND THEIR RELEVANCE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATION
Author(s) -
Jordan L,
Bell L,
Bryan K,
Maxim J,
Newman C
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682829809179397
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , psychology , action (physics) , action research , medical education , applied psychology , public relations , pedagogy , medicine , political science , physics , quantum mechanics , law
This paper reports the first findings of a two year project funded by the NHS Executive North Thames to provide an independent evaluation of Communicate , Action for Dysphasic Adults' training programme for carers of older people with communication impairments. The project comprises an organisational evaluation (January–July 1998) to review the use of Communicate by purchasers nationally and in the North Thames health region, and (from September 1998) a clinical evaluation in North Thames region, to investigate outcomes for communicatively impaired people themselves and for training participants. The paper outlines the research design and progress so far before presenting initial findings. It concludes by discussing the relevance of organisational issues and social science research insights to the forthcoming clinical evaluation.