Date of Award
2005
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Program
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Supervisor
Dr. JB Orange
Abstract
Twelve family members of individuals with FTD completed a 16-item questionnaire to obtain their perspectives on pragmatic difficulties experienced by their relatives. Results indicate that family members perceive that their relatives with FTD demonstrate a range of pragmatic difficulties. Family members’ ratings for frequency of occurrence and extent of problem were relatively similar. Family members reported that difficulties related to social inappropriateness and to topic maintenance were the most problematic. Difficulties that were perceived to occur most frequently were not consistently rated as the most problematic. There were substantial differences between spousal and non-spousal family member ratings of how problematic the pragmatic difficulties were. Comparisons of multiple, same-family member ratings revealed relatively consistent perceptions of the occurrence and frequency of occurrence of pragmatic difficulties. However, family members from the same family were inconsistent in their ratings of the extent of the problem. The implications of the findings are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Galvan, Nancy, "FAMILY MEMBERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON PRAGMATIC DIFFICULTIES IN FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA" (2005). Digitized Theses. 5096.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/5096