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Intensive and Comprehensive Aphasia Therapy--A Survey of the Definitions, Practices and Views of Speech and Language Therapists in the United Kingdom
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Monnelly, Katie; Marshall, Jane; Dipper, Lucy; Cruice, Madeline – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Research evidence suggests aphasia therapy must be delivered at high intensity to effect change. Comprehensive therapy, addressing all domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, is also called for by people with aphasia and their families. However, aphasia therapy is rarely intense or…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
Measuring Communication as a Core Outcome in Aphasia Trials: Results of the ROMA-2 International Core Outcome Set Development Meeting
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Wallace, Sarah J.; Worrall, Linda; Rose, Tanya A.; Alyahya, Reem S. W.; Babbitt, Edna; Beeke, Suzanne; de Beer, Carola; Bose, Arpita; Bowen, Audrey; Brady, Marian C.; Breitenstein, Caterina; Bruehl, Stefanie; Bryant, Lucy; Cheng, Bonnie B. Y.; Cherney, Leora R.; Conroy, Paul; Copland, David A.; Croteau, Claire; Cruice, Madeline; Dipper, Lucy; Hilari, Katerina; Howe, Tami; Kelly, Helen; Kiran, Swathi; Laska, Ann-Charlotte; Marshall, Jane; Murray, Laura L.; Patterson, Janet; Pearl, Gill; Quinting, Jana; Rochon, Elizabeth; Rose, Miranda L.; Rubi-Fessen, Ilona; Sage, Karen; Simmons-Mackie, Nina; Visch-Brink, Evy; Volkmer, Anna; Webster, Janet; Whitworth, Anne; Le Dorze, Guylaine – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Evidence-based recommendations for a core outcome set (COS; minimum set of outcomes) for aphasia treatment research have been developed (the Research Outcome Measurement in Aphasia--ROMA, COS). Five recommended core outcome constructs: communication, language, quality of life, emotional well-being and patient-reported…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Aphasia, Foreign Countries
'Emotion Is of the Essence. … Number One Priority': A Nested Qualitative Study Exploring Psychosocial Adjustment to Stroke and Aphasia
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Moss, Becky; Northcott, Sarah; Behn, Nicholas; Monnelly, Katie; Marshall, Jane; Thomas, Shirley; Simpson, Alan; Goldsmith, Kimberley; McVicker, Sally; Flood, Chris; Hilari, Katerina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Stroke and aphasia can have a profound impact on people's lives, and depression is a common, frequently persistent consequence. Social networks also suffer, with poor social support associated with worse recovery. It is essential to support psychosocial well-being post-stroke, and examine which factors facilitate successful adjustment…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Aphasia, Adjustment (to Environment), Well Being
Treatment Fidelity of Technology-Enhanced Reading Therapy (CommuniCATE) for People with Aphasia
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Bacon, Katharine; Marshall, Jane; Caute, Anna; Monnelly, Katie; Cruice, Madeline; Moutou, Corinne; Woolf, Celia – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Treatment fidelity (TF), that is, the degree to which the treatment delivery has adhered to protocol, is an important aspect of establishing treatment validity and reliability. Research has shown that establishing TF is only done in a small percentage of aphasia treatment studies. Aims: This project supports the work of the CommuniCATE…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Therapy, Speech Skills, Reading Skills
Technology-Enhanced Writing Therapy for People with Aphasia: Results of a Quasi-Randomized Waitlist Controlled Study
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Marshall, Jane; Caute, Anna; Chadd, Katie; Cruice, Madeline; Monnelly, Katie; Wilson, Stephanie; Woolf, Celia – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2019
Background: Acquired writing impairment, or dysgraphia, is common in aphasia. It affects both handwriting and typing, and may recover less well than other aphasic symptoms. Dysgraphia is an increasing priority for intervention, particularly for those wishing to participate in online written communication. Effective dysgraphia treatment studies…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Learning Disabilities, Adventitious Impairments, Therapy
Technology-Enhanced Reading Therapy for People with Aphasia: Findings from a Quasirandomized Waitlist Controlled Study
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Caute, Anna; Woolf, Celia; Wilson, Stephanie; Stokes, Carol; Monnelly, Katie; Cruice, Madeline; Bacon, Katherine; Marshall, Jane – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: This study investigated the effects of technology-enhanced reading therapy for people with reading impairments, using mainstream assistive reading technologies alongside reading strategies. Method: The study used a quasirandomized waitlist controlled design. Twenty-one people with reading impairments following stroke were randomly…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Assistive Technology
UK Speech and Language Therapists' Views and Reported Practices of Discourse Analysis in Aphasia Rehabilitation
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Cruice, Madeline; Botting, Nicola; Marshall, Jane; Boyle, Mary; Hersh, Deborah; Pritchard, Madeleine; Dipper, Lucy – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Discourse assessment and treatment in aphasia rehabilitation is a priority focus for a range of stakeholder groups. However, a significant majority of speech and language therapists (SLTs) infrequently conduct discourse analysis, and do not feel competent in doing so. Known barriers identified in other countries, specifically a lack of…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Aphasia, Rehabilitation, Foreign Countries
What Factors Predict Who Will Have a Strong Social Network Following a Stroke?
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Northcott, Sarah; Marshall, Jane; Hilari, Katerina – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2016
Purpose: Measures of social networks assess the number and nature of a person's social contacts, and strongly predict health outcomes. We explored how social networks change following a stroke and analyzed concurrent and baseline predictors of social networks 6 months poststroke. Method: We conducted a prospective longitudinal observational study.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Social Networks, Neurological Impairments, Longitudinal Studies