Speech-Language Pathology Management for Adults With COVID-19 in the Acute Hospital Setting: Initial Recommendations to Guide Clinical Practice

• Published in: American journal of speech-language pathology Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 1850 - 1865
• Main Authors: Namasivayam-MacDonald, Ashwini M, Riquelme, Luis F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Adults; Augmentative and alternative communication; Betacoronavirus; Caseworker Approach; Clinical medicine; Communication; Communication (Thought Transfer); Consensus; Coronavirus Infections - rehabilitation; Coronavirus Infections - therapy; COVID-19; Disease transmission; Evidence; Guidance; Guidelines; Hospitals; Humans; Intensive care; Labor Force; Pandemics; Pathology; Patients; Personal protective equipment; Physicians; Pneumonia, Viral - rehabilitation; Pneumonia, Viral - therapy; Resistance (Psychology); SARS-CoV-2; Speech Language Pathology; Speech therapists; Speech therapy; Speech-language pathologists; Speech-Language Pathology - organization & administration; Workforce planning; New Zealand; Canada; Belgium; United States > US; Ireland; Japan; Brazil; Australia

Purpose This document outlines initial recommendations for speech-language pathology management of adult patients with COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting. Method The authors initially developed these recommendations by adapting those developed for physical therapists working with patients with C...