Conversational script performance in adults with non‐fluent aphasia: Treatment intensity and aphasia severity

Lee, Jaime B.; Kaye, Rosalind C.; Cherney, Leora R.

doi:10.1080/02687030802669534

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“…[31] 17 people between 31 to 70 years old with chronic non-fluent aphasia and apraxia of speech participated in a 9-weeks treatment program using a computerized conversational script training program called AphasiaScriptsTM. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between amount of treatment and improvement on conversational script performance in persons with chronic non-fluent aphasia, and second to investigate the influence of severity of language impairment on this relationship.…”

Section: Language Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

ICTs in Speech and Language Therapy

Drigas

Petrova

2014

Int. J. Eng. Ped.

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Abstract-Over the past decade speech and language therapy has taken an interesting turn towards the use of information communication technologies (ICTs) for diagnosis of disorders and delivery of therapy. In many cases ICTs have worked as assistive tools to therapists, while in others as sole providers of therapy, especially in remote areas. In this report we provide a brief overview of the most representative articles for applications and assistive technologies used for assessment and intervention purposes in Speech Therapy according to the type of disorders.

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Section: Language Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

ICTs in Speech and Language Therapy

Drigas

Petrova

2014

Int. J. Eng. Ped.

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“…It extends the work of Cherney and colleagues (Cherney et al, 2008;Lee et al, 2009) to conversational situations during which the VC is scripted to elicit unscripted utterances from a group of PWAs. In addition, it serves as the foundation for the development of a VC-human interaction system that can be used independently by PWAs to practice and improve communication skills.…”

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Using Virtual Technology to Promote Functional Communication in Aphasia: Preliminary Evidence From Interactive Dialogues With Human and Virtual Clinicians

Kalinyak-Fliszar

Martin

Keshner

et al. 2015

Am J Speech Lang Pathol

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Purpose: We investigated the feasibility of using a virtual clinician (VC) to promote functional communication abilities of persons with aphasia (PWAs). We aimed to determine whether the quantity and quality of verbal output in dialogues with a VC would be the same or greater than those with a human clinician (HC). Method: Four PWAs practiced dialogues for 2 sessions each with a HC and VC. Dialogues from before and after practice were transcribed and analyzed for content. We compared measures taken before and after practice in the VC and HC conditions. Results: Results were mixed. Participants either produced more verbal output with the VC or showed no difference on this measure between the VC and HC conditions. Participants also showed some improvement in postpractice narratives. Conclusion: Results provide support for the feasibility and applicability of virtual technology to real-life communication contexts to improve functional communication in PWAs.

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“…The studies on discourse intervention that we found comprised three distinct approaches to the improvement of discourse (in some studies, more than one approach is used). One approach targets word and sentence production (simple and complex clauses) within discourse [56,[70][71][72][73][74]; another involves massed practice of whole discourses, using AphasiaScripts [75][76][77] and a third focuses on supporting participants to improve their discourse macrostructure using story grammar [56,64,68,78]. Overall, the findings from these studies were positive, with clients' improving in language use, the amount and quality of information conveyed, and how the information was structured, although it was not the case that all three elements improved in every case.…”

Section: Discourse Therapy For Adults With Aphasiamentioning

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Discourse: Assessment and Therapy

Dipper¹,

Pritchard²

2017

Advances in Speech-Language Pathology

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Discourse is essential for interaction and for the expression of ideas, feelings and opinions. Telling personal stories, such as talking about your day or recounting what happened in the playground, is essential for communication and establishing relationships. However, due to their language impairments, people with aphasia (PWA) and children with developmental language disorder (DLD) often have problems with everyday discourse which impact on their lives more widely. While improvement in language skills is supported by speech-language pathology (therapy), it tends to focus on smaller linguistic components, such as single words and sentences. This chapter outlines how speakers construct discourse in everyday situations and focuses on the meanings that people use discourse to convey, as well as the lexical and grammatical resources they use to convey these meanings. Current methods for discourse analysis will be outlined and key developments in narrative discourse production therapy will be reviewed.

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Conversational script performance in adults with non‐fluent aphasia: Treatment intensity and aphasia severity

Cited by 71 publications

References 19 publications

ICTs in Speech and Language Therapy

ICTs in Speech and Language Therapy

Using Virtual Technology to Promote Functional Communication in Aphasia: Preliminary Evidence From Interactive Dialogues With Human and Virtual Clinicians

Discourse: Assessment and Therapy

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