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Item Speech Intelligibility and Marital Communication in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(Sage, 2010-06-25) Joubert, K; Bornman, J; Alant, EAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease, has a devastating impact not only on individuals diagnosed with ALS but also their spouses. Speech intelligibility, often compromised as a result of dysarthria, affects the couple’s ability to maintain effective, intimate communication. The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the association between the deteriorating speech of persons with ALS (PALS) and couples’ perceptions of marital communication. There were two participant groups: (a) persons with ALS (PALS) and (b) their spouses. Data were collected over a 12-month period through the administration of objective and subjective measures. A review of the findings suggested a positive relation between declining speech intelligibility and a couple’s perception of marital communication. A holistic approach to communication intervention should be adopted for PALS, as communication as a means of facilitating and maintaining intimacy in the marital relationship is particularly pertinent to this population.Item The influence of epidural anesthesia on new-born hearing screening(2010-06-25) Khoza-Shangase, K; Joubert, KOBJECTIVE: The main aim was to establish if epidural anesthesia had an influence on new-born hearing screening results in newborns born via elective Cesarean section in healthy pregnancies. Specific objectives included determining screening results in a group of newborns born to mothers who had undergone epidural anesthesia during Cesarean section childbirth (experimental group); and comparing the findings with those of a group of newborns born to mothers who had undergone natural delivery without epidural anesthesia (comparison group); while establishing if the time of screening following delivery had any effect on the overall screening resultsItem Online flow experiences, problematic Internet use and Internet procrastination(2011-05-06) Thatcher, Andrew; Wretschko, Gisela; Fridjhon, PeterItem Critical reflections on collecting class attendance registers in large Psychology classes(2011-05-06) Thatcher, Andrew; Rosentein, David; Grootenhuis, Geertje; Haiden, GillianItem The impact of time delay on the content of discussions at a computer-mediated ergonomics conference(2011-05-06) Huntley, Byron; Thatcher, AndrewItem Managing social activity and participation in large classes with mobile phone technology(2011-05-06) Thatcher, Andrew; Mooney, GillianItem A case for using a social cognitive model to explain intention to pirate software(2011-05-06) Garbharran, Ameetha, Thatcher, AndrewItem What's in a name(Blackwell, 2010-09-15) Milani, Tommaso