Italian adaptation of the functional outcome questionnaire - aphasia: initial psychometric evaluation.

CONCLUSIONS: The overall findings of this study supported the reliability and construct validity of the Italian version of the Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia. This measure holds considerable promise in assessing the functional outcomes of aphasia rehabilitation in Italian-speaking persons with aphasia. Implications for Rehabilitation Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia is a reliable and valid questionnaire in assessing functional communication of Italian-speaking people with aphasia. This measure provides critical information about people with aphasia's functional and pragmatic communication in home and community settings, contributing significantly to overall quality of life. Since the use of measures of functional communication is recommended in the clinical evaluation of language disease, the Italian version of Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia may be effective in tailoring rehabilitation treatment to the presenting communication problems of people with aphasia and their caregivers.
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Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - August 4, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Spaccavento S, Cafforio E, Cellamare F, Colucci A, Di Palma A, Falcone R, Craca A, Loverre A, Nardulli R, Glueckauf RL Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research