Book Description

"The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between functional communication, as measured by the Functional Assessment of Communication Skills for Adults (FACS) and the Communicative Effectiveness Index (CETI), and quality of communication life, as measured by the Quality of Communication Life Scale (QCL). A case study design was used to examine this relationship. A Spearman analysis was also conducted to examine the correlation between the FACS, CETI, and QCL. The FACS, CETI, and QCL were administered over a period of three hours of contact over three sessions with participants at their homes to meet the minimum three hour requirement for scoring the FACS. The Spearman analysis of the data indicated there were no correlations between the FACS, CETI, and QCL scores. Further examination of the data indicated that there were no patterns between the participant's scores on the FACS, CETI, or QCL. The absence of patterns in the participant's scores indicates that further research is necessary to fully understand the relationship between functional communication and quality of communication life. Patterns were noted between the participant's demographic information and other testing and the QCL. These patterns indicated that many factors seem to affect quality of life and quality of communication life. Indications for significant other support were also noted"--Abstract.