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Efficacy of a self-administered treatment using a smart tablet to improve functional vocabulary in post-stroke aphasia: a case-series study.
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: This study confirms the efficacy of using smart tablets to improve naming in post-stroke aphasia. Although more studies are needed, the use of new technologies is unquestionably a promising approach to improve communication skills in people with aphasia, especially by targeting vocabulary that is relevant to them in their daily lives. PMID: 30426650 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 14, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Lavoie M, Bier N, Macoir J Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: research

Caregivers navigating rehabilitative care for people with aphasia after stroke: a multi-lens perspective.
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: This study provides a valuable glimpse into how varying stakeholders view the role of the caregiver during rehabilitation for people with aphasia after stroke. Providing caregivers with the training and support they need throughout the recovery journey by treating them as partners in the process may mitigate the perception of caregivers as feeling compelled to adopt multiple roles. PMID: 30884057 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - March 17, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shafer JS, Shafer PR, Haley KL Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: research

'Patient unable to express why he was on the floor, he has aphasia.' A content thematic analysis of medical records and incident reports on the falls of hospital patients with communication disability following stroke
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The medical records and incident reports of patients with communication disability following stroke reveal that hospital staff recognize the impact of communication disability as potential risk factors for falls for this group. It was difficult for staff to report the circumstances of the fall for patients with severe communication disability. Despite the recognition of communication as a potential contributing factor, few medical record entries documented strategies related to communication interventions to improve patients' ability to understand instructions, gain attention or communicate basi...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - June 25, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Rebecca Sullivan Bronwyn Hemsley Katherine Harding Ian Skinner Source Type: research

Assessment and treatment of short-term and working memory impairments in stroke aphasia: a practical tutorial.
CONCLUSIONS: The links between short-term/working memory functioning and language in aphasia are generally acknowledged. These strongly indicate the need to incorporate assessment of short-term/working memory functioning for people with aphasia. While the supportive evidence for treatment is growing and appears to highlight the benefits of including short-term/working memory in aphasia treatment, the quality of the evidence in its current state is poor. However, because of the clinical needs of people with aphasia and the prevalence of short-term/working memory impairments, incorporating related treatments through practice...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - June 30, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Salis C, Kelly H, Code C Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: research

Speech and language therapists' perspectives of therapeutic alliance construction and maintenance in aphasia rehabilitation post-stroke.
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The findings suggest that therapists used multiple, complex, relational strategies to establish and manage alliances with people with aphasia, which were reliant on a fluid interplay of verbal and non-verbal skills. The data highlight the need for further training to support therapists to forge purposive alliances. Training should develop: therapeutic reflexivity; inclusivity in goal setting, relational strategies; and motivational enhancement techniques. The conceptualization of therapeutic alliance, however, is only provisional. Further research is essential to elucidate the experiences an...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - January 18, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Lawton M, Sage K, Haddock G, Conroy P, Serrant L Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: research

Effect of type of language therapy on expressive language skills in patients with post-stroke aphasia.
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: Results suggest that the maximization of quantity and frequency of language therapy have a significant impact on the improvement of expressive language ability. Moreover, if practised early in aphasia therapy, the constrained usage of the language modality, as practised in CIAT, confers an additional benefit to massed practice, particularly on naming ability. PMID: 29749688 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - May 10, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Vuksanović J, Milovanović T, Konstantinović L, Filipović SR Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: research

Help-seeking and people with aphasia who have mood problems after stroke: perspectives of speech-language pathologists.
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: SLPs report both universal barriers to help-seeking and those specific to their clients with aphasia and attempts to overcome these; however, there appears to be a dearth of accessible mental health services for people with aphasia known to SLPs, including psychological/counselling professionals who are skilled in communicating with people with aphasia. Health professionals working within and across post-stroke and mental health services should recognize that people with post-stroke aphasia are susceptible to a decline in mental health, are amenable to formal (and tailored) psychological sup...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - June 16, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Ryan B, Bohan J, Kneebone I Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: research

Communicative strategies used by spouses of individuals with communication disorders related to stroke-induced aphasia and Parkinson's disease.
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The types of strategies used by spouses of persons with neurogenic communicative disabilities seem to be more strongly associated with individual characteristics of communicative ability than with the type of disorder involved. The set of categories developed in this study needs to be trialled on larger groups of participants, and modified if and as necessary, before it can be regarded as a valid system for the description of such strategies in general. Once this has been done it may become a useful instrument in the assessment of the strategies used by communication partners of individuals ...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - May 26, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Carlsson E, Hartelius L, Saldert C Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: research

Prognostication in post-stroke aphasia: How do speech pathologists formulate and deliver information about recovery?
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: There is variation in the way speech pathologists respond to questions about aphasia prognosis, and it is unknown how these conversations affect people with aphasia and their significant others. Further research to understand speech pathologists' clinical reasoning and professional support needs, and the perspectives of people living with aphasia, may help to develop an evidence-based approach to prognostication in aphasia. What this paper adds What is already known on this subject Questions about aphasia prognosis are difficult to answer. Current methods for predicting aphasia recovery are ...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - April 28, 2020 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Cheng BBY, Worrall LE, Copland DA, Wallace SJ Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: research

Using a digital spelling aid to improve writing in persons with post-stroke aphasia: An intervention study
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The study shows that a digital spelling aid constitutes effective support for people with aphasia and may also affect levels other than spelling. The training had a generalising positive effect on text writing and spelling in a test. Although writing difficulties is a persisting symptom in aphasia, it can be supported and improved through use of digital spelling aids. Hence, treatment of writing ability should always be included in the rehabilitation of people with aphasia.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on this subject Use of a technical writing aid can have a positive impact on the...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - January 29, 2022 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Charlotte Johansson-Malmeling Malin Antonsson Åsa Wengelin Ingrid Henriksson Source Type: research

Communicative participation in goal-setting meetings for patients with aphasia after stroke. A study using patients' and healthcare professionals' self-ratings
CONCLUSION: Results from both PwA and controls imply that patients may need more support to be able to ask questions in meetings with HCPs. Although self-ratings increase the ecological validity of the study of participation, further studies could benefit from using video observations in combination with self-reported experience, since awareness might influence results.WHAT THIS PAPER ADS: What is already known on this subject Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that affects patient-provider communication. In stroke rehabilitation, person-centred goal setting is a key component. If healthcare professionals (HCPs) are ...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - October 11, 2022 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Kajsa S öderhielm Karin Eriksson Marika M öller Source Type: research

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