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'I think writing is everything': An exploration of the writing experiences of people with aphasia
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The findings demonstrate the emerging importance of writing skills for people with aphasia with respect to communication, well-being, participation and inclusion in society, and carrying out social roles. They provide an insight into the process of improvement, including the difficulties, facilitators and barriers. Implications for speech and language therapy assessment and management are discussed.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on the subject People with aphasia have difficulties with writing that can affect their ability to communicate. A small body of qualitative research has pro...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - August 5, 2022 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Lindsey Thiel Paul Conroy Source Type: research

Aphasia severity is modulated by race and lesion size in chronic survivors: A retrospective study
CONCLUSION: We suggest two explanations for the difference between Black and White SWA in the relationship between lesion size and aphasia severity. First, the impact of disparities in access to rehabilitation after stroke may be more evident when a stroke is larger and causes significant aphasia. Additionally, an assessment bias in aphasia outcome measures may be more evident with increasing severity of aphasia. Future studies should further discern the drivers of observed disparities in aphasia outcomes in order to identify opportunities to improve equity in aphasia care.PMID:36215784 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106270
Source: Journal of Communication Disorders - October 10, 2022 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Davetrina S Gadson Deliya B Wesley Candace M van der Stelt Elizabeth Lacey Andrew T DeMarco Sarah F Snider Peter E Turkeltaub Source Type: research

Using bibliotherapy to rebuild identity for people with aphasia: A book club experience
CONCLUSION: The themes align positively with outcomes associated with the bibliotherapy process. Themes also integrate into a self-management model that promotes self-efficacy through education, support, awareness, problem solving and goal setting. Caveats included determining participant readiness to examine recovery issues and facilitator preparation. Aphasia book clubs surrounding psychosocial texts may help PwA reconstruct a positive post-stroke identity.PMID:37517172 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2023.106363
Source: Journal of Communication Disorders - July 30, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Elizabeth Hoover Ellen Bernstein-Ellis Debra Meyerson Source Type: research

Apragmatism: The renewal of a label for communication disorders associated with right hemisphere brain damage
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The adoption of the term apragmatism offers an opportunity to capture the hallmark of RHD communication deficits. The use of the term is recommended when referencing the pragmatic language impairments in this population. Apragmatism, which may co-occur with or be exacerbated by cognitive impairments, can interfere with the ability to interpret and convey intended meaning and impact the lives of right hemisphere stroke survivors and their families.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on the subject RHD results in a heterogeneous group of deficits that range in cognitive-communicative compl...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 30, 2022 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jamila Minga Shannon M Sheppard Melissa Johnson Ronelle Hewetson Petrea Cornwell Margaret Lehman Blake Source Type: research

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