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ERIC Number: ED583984
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Nov
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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Evidence-Based Intervention for Individuals with Acquired Apraxia of Speech. EBP Briefs. Volume 11, Issue 2
Van Sickle, Angela
EBP Briefs (Evidence-based Practice Briefs)
Clinical Question: Would individuals with acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) demonstrate greater improvements for speech production with an articulatory kinematic approach or a rate/rhythm approach? Method: EBP Intervention Comparison Review. Study Sources: ASHA journal, Google Scholar, PubMed, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Web of Science, Ovid, and Scopus. Search Terms: apraxia AND adult OR acquired, and intervention OR therapy. Number of Included Studies: 18. Primary Results: Articulatory kinematic and rate/rhythm approaches are beneficial to individuals with AOS. Sound Production Therapy (SPT) is one articulatory kinematic approach with data from a meta-analysis that demonstrates large and positive results for individuals with AOS. This approach incorporates a majority of the strategies included in most of the articulatory kinematic approaches. Rate/rhythm approaches have produced positive results for some individuals with AOS. There are fewer studies examining rate/rhythm approaches. One study by Brendel & Ziegler (2008) demonstrates support for the use of one rate/rhythm approach. Conclusions: Research supports the use of articulatory kinematic and rate/rhythm approaches for AOS. Choose the best intervention based on the patient's level of functioning and goals. For example, current rate/rhythm approaches include the production of phrases with a metronome, hand tapping, or a sequence of tones. If the patient demonstrates severe AOS and only produces utterances at the single-syllable word level, then a rate/rhythm approach may not be the best first choice.
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Language: English
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