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Frank DeRuyter

Frank DeRuyter

Professor Emeritus of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Box 3887 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
164 Baker House, Brown Zone, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works

AAC technology transfer: an AAC-RERC report.

Journal article Augment Altern Commun · March 2009 Featured Publication Transferring innovative technologies from the university to the manufacturing sector can often be an elusive and problematic process. The Rehabilitation and Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement (AAC-RERC) has worked with the manufacturi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of a French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment (LSA-F): content validity, reliability and applicability for power mobility device users.

Journal article Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol · January 2009 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To examine the measurement properties of the French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment questionnaire (LSA-F) for power mobility device (PMD) users. METHODS: Content validity, test-retest reliability of telephone interviews (2-week inter ... Full text Link to item Cite

Powered mobility for middle-aged and older adults: systematic review of outcomes and appraisal of published evidence.

Journal article Am J Phys Med Rehabil · August 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To identify the outcomes of power mobility devices for middle-aged and older adult users, and to critically appraise the research evidence. DESIGN: Systematic review of primary source studies involving adults aged 50 and over using power mobilit ... Full text Link to item Cite

Tracking mobility-related assistive technology in an outcomes study.

Journal article Assist Technol · 2008 Featured Publication The objective of this follow-up study was to describe changes in the mobility-related assistive technology devices (ATDs) that are used from shortly after discharge from a hospital setting until 5-6 months later. One hundred and thirty-nine participants wh ... Full text Link to item Cite

Enhancing AAC connections with the world.

Journal article Augment Altern Commun · September 2007 Featured Publication The availability of new technologies has changed how we control devices, exchange information, and communicate with others. Significant barriers, however, have prevented many individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) from accessi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Apolipoprotein E alleles and sensorineural hearing loss.

Journal article Int J Audiol · April 2007 Featured Publication The purpose of this paper is to determine if a relationship exists between APOE alleles and nonsyndromic, sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in adults. APOE genotype was determined on DNA obtained from a sample of 89 subjects with nonsyndromic, adult onset ... Full text Link to item Cite

A framework for modelling the selection of assistive technology devices (ATDs).

Journal article Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol · January 2007 Featured Publication PURPOSE: The previously published 'Framework for the conceptual modelling of assistive technology device (ATD) outcomes' assumes antecedent factors that inform it and influence its component variables. This paper proposes a model of factors influencing con ... Full text Link to item Cite

Toward a taxonomy of assistive technology device outcomes.

Journal article Am J Phys Med Rehabil · April 2005 Featured Publication The advancement of assistive technology device (ATD) outcomes research requires a substantive taxonomy for ATD outcomes. This article describes the assumptions and principles that should underlie such a taxonomy. It advocates for an approach to classifying ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychometric and administrative properties of measures used in assistive technology device outcomes research.

Journal article Assist Technol · 2005 Featured Publication Although there have been numerous calls for increasing the quantity and quality of assistive technology outcomes research, no one has analyzed the nature of data that the field has been accumulating. This article summarizes our evaluation of 82 outcome stu ... Full text Link to item Cite

A framework for the conceptual modelling of assistive technology device outcomes.

Journal article Disabil Rehabil · November 18, 2003 Featured Publication PURPOSE: A key step in planning assistive technology outcomes research is formulation of a conceptual model, specific to a particular type of device, that provides a rationale for the expected outcomes. This paper reflects the conviction that the developme ... Full text Link to item Cite

Connecting AAC devices to the world of information technology.

Journal article Assist Technol · 2002 Featured Publication Modern day information technology (IT) is converging around wireless networks. It is now possible to check E-mail and view information from the World Wide Web from commercially available mobile phones. For individuals with disabilities, the ability to acce ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment efficacy: aphasia.

Journal article J Speech Hear Res · October 1996 Featured Publication This article presents a brief overview of aphasia, followed by a summary of research studies and program evaluation data addressed to answering the question of the efficacy of treatment for aphasia. Selected studies are reviewed in terms of the quality of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment efficacy: cognitive-communicative disorders resulting from traumatic brain injury in adults.

Journal article J Speech Hear Res · October 1996 Featured Publication Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may result in a broad array of cognitive-communicative impairments. Cognitive-communicative impairments are the result of deficits in linguistic and nonlinguistic cognitive functions. The speech-language pathologist functions ... Link to item Cite

Evaluating outcomes in assistive technology: do we understand the commitment?

Journal article Assist Technol · 1995 Featured Publication Evaluating assistive technology (AT) services to demonstrate quality or to measure outcomes is the ethical obligation of the entire AT community. Accountability must be accepted by all stakeholders in order to evaluate all aspects of service delivery. Deve ... Full text Link to item Cite