Nursing intervention in the care of Autistic adolescents with communication disorder
Gilbert, Forti Tangem (2019)
Gilbert, Forti Tangem
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121727086
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121727086
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Communication disorder is one of the myriad impairments that autistic individuals experience. Although the challenge has been widely studied among children, limited information exists about it among adolescents. Frustration from the inability to communicate leads to outbursts in this group. Also, most of the individuals with this disorder are forced to live dependent lives, and are rarely considered for employment. Moreover, nurses are not sure of how to intervene for adolescents with a communication disorder. They end up using interventions whose effectiveness is unknown. This thesis took an evidence-based approach to explore the communication disorder in autistic adolescents. The Russwurm and Larrabee model of evidence-based practice was utilized throughout.
Four articles were identified, and they provided crucial information about the effectiveness of alterative and augmentative communication, computer-based interventions, and social stories trainings. Two of the articles were systematic literature reviews, which provide a higher certainty of evidence than other types of research such as Randomized Control Tests. Overall, the three interventions were found to be effective in enhancing both communication and motor skills in adolescents.
An implementation procedure is provided to ensure that the interventions are adopted and integrated into the nursing practice. By adopting these interventions, the quality of life for the adolescents will improve due to several factors. First, they will stop depending on others for assistance in communication. Secondly, improved communication will increase their chances of getting employment. Thirdly, better communication will reduce stress on their physical and mental systems, and they can in turn focus on improving other impairments such as motor skills.
Four articles were identified, and they provided crucial information about the effectiveness of alterative and augmentative communication, computer-based interventions, and social stories trainings. Two of the articles were systematic literature reviews, which provide a higher certainty of evidence than other types of research such as Randomized Control Tests. Overall, the three interventions were found to be effective in enhancing both communication and motor skills in adolescents.
An implementation procedure is provided to ensure that the interventions are adopted and integrated into the nursing practice. By adopting these interventions, the quality of life for the adolescents will improve due to several factors. First, they will stop depending on others for assistance in communication. Secondly, improved communication will increase their chances of getting employment. Thirdly, better communication will reduce stress on their physical and mental systems, and they can in turn focus on improving other impairments such as motor skills.