The World Health Organization (WHO) “Rehabilitation 2030” initiative focuses on supporting a person with a health condition to achieve and maintain optimal levels of functioning, within their built, social, attitudinal, and political context. Person- and family-centeredness is a fundamental component required to support this initiative by providing people with access to health services that are provided in a way that responds to their life course needs and preferences, emphasizing person-centered care (PCC) as a core value of health service delivery worldwide. While person- and family-centred care is widely advocated for in the management of chronic health conditions due to its positive effect on health outcomes, its implementation in many healthcare sectors, such as communication sciences and disorders (CSD), is far from complete. CSD involves rehabilitation services provided by audiologists and speech-language pathologists, amongst others, requiring integration of service delivery models and collaborative practice over the continuum of care.
The goal of this research topic is to provide a better understanding of person- and/or family- centred care (P/FCC) particularly when related to communication sciences and disorders. The purpose of the special edition is to showcase current practices, investigations, interventions, tools, and systems that support this biopsychosocial approach to care. This will improve the understanding of healthcare providers regarding rehabilitative care and could provide feasible solutions to address challenges associated with the provision of accessible P/FCC services within health systems across high-, middle-, and low-income countries. Furthermore, as a result of Covid-19's impact on the landscape in which services are delivered, telehealth is an area in which PFCC is not well recognized or reported. We are also interested in the various teaching approaches used to inculcate P/FCC care amongst future clinicians. This special issue will provide a unique opportunity to generate a collection of articles that highlight strategies from different perspectives from both speech-language pathologists and audiologists around the globe.
Original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, pilot studies, field studies, observational studies, case reports, and evidence-based perspective articles are welcome in this special issue. Authors may share their experiences of P/FCC in assessment and rehabilitation, as well as barriers and facilitators.
The aim of the current research topic is to cover emerging, innovative, and promising research in the field of PFCC.
Areas to be covered may include, but are not limited to:
1. Defining and/or scoping P/FCC across communication science disorders
2. Innovations in care delivery models utilizing a P/FCC model
3. Innovations and/or support to provide P/FCC telehealth care
4. Cultural humility and its influence on P/FCC care
5. Policy recommendations related to third-party disability
6. Clinical tools to support a P/FCC approach
7. Teaching approaches towards including P/FCC in clinical training
8. Training innovations to support clinicians providing P/FCC
The World Health Organization (WHO) “Rehabilitation 2030” initiative focuses on supporting a person with a health condition to achieve and maintain optimal levels of functioning, within their built, social, attitudinal, and political context. Person- and family-centeredness is a fundamental component required to support this initiative by providing people with access to health services that are provided in a way that responds to their life course needs and preferences, emphasizing person-centered care (PCC) as a core value of health service delivery worldwide. While person- and family-centred care is widely advocated for in the management of chronic health conditions due to its positive effect on health outcomes, its implementation in many healthcare sectors, such as communication sciences and disorders (CSD), is far from complete. CSD involves rehabilitation services provided by audiologists and speech-language pathologists, amongst others, requiring integration of service delivery models and collaborative practice over the continuum of care.
The goal of this research topic is to provide a better understanding of person- and/or family- centred care (P/FCC) particularly when related to communication sciences and disorders. The purpose of the special edition is to showcase current practices, investigations, interventions, tools, and systems that support this biopsychosocial approach to care. This will improve the understanding of healthcare providers regarding rehabilitative care and could provide feasible solutions to address challenges associated with the provision of accessible P/FCC services within health systems across high-, middle-, and low-income countries. Furthermore, as a result of Covid-19's impact on the landscape in which services are delivered, telehealth is an area in which PFCC is not well recognized or reported. We are also interested in the various teaching approaches used to inculcate P/FCC care amongst future clinicians. This special issue will provide a unique opportunity to generate a collection of articles that highlight strategies from different perspectives from both speech-language pathologists and audiologists around the globe.
Original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, pilot studies, field studies, observational studies, case reports, and evidence-based perspective articles are welcome in this special issue. Authors may share their experiences of P/FCC in assessment and rehabilitation, as well as barriers and facilitators.
The aim of the current research topic is to cover emerging, innovative, and promising research in the field of PFCC.
Areas to be covered may include, but are not limited to:
1. Defining and/or scoping P/FCC across communication science disorders
2. Innovations in care delivery models utilizing a P/FCC model
3. Innovations and/or support to provide P/FCC telehealth care
4. Cultural humility and its influence on P/FCC care
5. Policy recommendations related to third-party disability
6. Clinical tools to support a P/FCC approach
7. Teaching approaches towards including P/FCC in clinical training
8. Training innovations to support clinicians providing P/FCC
