The Impact of Communication Impairments on the Social Relationships of Older Adults: Pathways to Psychological Well-Being.

Conclusions Even after controlling for age, gender, health, and disability, communication impairment is a significant independent predictor for key aspects of the social function of older adults and demonstrates two distinct pathways to loneliness and depression. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.7250282. PMID: 30950760 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - January 29, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Palmer AD, Carder PC, White DL, Saunders G, Woo H, Graville DJ, Newsom JT Tags: J Speech Lang Hear Res Source Type: research