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Knollman-Porter K, Brown JA, Hux K, Wallace SE, Crittenden A. Reading Comprehension and Processing Time When People With Aphasia Use Text-to-Speech Technology With Personalized Supports and Features. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2022; 31:342-358. [PMID: 34941376 PMCID: PMC9135027 DOI: 10.1044/2021_ajslp-21-00182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Person-centered approaches promote consistent use of supportive technology and feelings of empowerment for people with disabilities. Feature personalization is an aspect of person-centered approaches that can affect the benefit people with aphasia (PWA) derive from using text-to-speech (TTS) technology as a reading support. AIMS This study's primary purpose was to compare the comprehension and processing time of PWA when performing TTS-supported reading with preferred settings for voice, speech output rate, highlighting type, and highlighting color versus unsupported reading. A secondary aim was to examine initial support and feature preference selections, preference changes following TTS exposure, and anticipated functional reading activities for utilizing TTS technology. METHOD AND PROCEDURE Twenty PWA read passages either via written text or text combined with TTS output using personally selected supports and features. Participants answered comprehension questions, reevaluated their preference selections, and provided feedback both about feature selections and possible future TTS technology uses. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS Comprehension accuracy did not vary significantly between reading conditions; however, processing time was significantly less in the TTS-supported condition, thus suggesting TTS support promoted greater reading speed without compromising comprehension. Most participants preferred the TTS condition and several anticipated benefits when reading lengthy and difficult materials. Alterations to initial settings were relatively rare. CONCLUSIONS Personalizing TTS systems is relevant to person-centered interventions. Reading with desired TTS system supports and features promotes improved reading efficiency by PWA compared with reading without TTS support. Attending to client preferences is important when customizing and implementing TTS technology as a reading support.
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- Department of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
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Nicholas ML, Burch K, Mitchell JR, Fox AB, Baum CM, Connor LT. Self-Perception of Physical Function Contributes to Participation in Cognitively- and Physically-Demanding Activities After Stroke. Front Neurol 2020; 11:474. [PMID: 32582007 PMCID: PMC7296112 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Persons with and without aphasia experience decreased participation in meaningful activities post-stroke that result in reduced autonomy and poorer quality of life. Physical, cognitive, and/or communication deficits are prevalent post-stroke and many activities given up are purported to require high levels of communicative, cognitive, or physical skill. However, the relationship between deficits after stroke and participation in life activities that appear to require high skill levels in these three areas has not been investigated fully. Objectives: The objectives of this study are to: (1) determine differences in reported participation in communicatively-, cognitively-, or physically-demanding activities in persons after stroke with and without aphasia living in the community, and to (2) investigate whether performance on commonly used self-perception assessments of these three areas predicts reported participation in activities requiring higher levels of skill in these domains. Methods: In a cross-sectional design, 82 individuals at least 6 months post-stroke with (N = 34) and without aphasia (N = 48) were administered a battery of neuropsychological and participation-based assessments. Supported communication techniques maximized inclusion of individuals with aphasia. A series of regression analyses investigated the relationship between self-perceived communicative, cognitive, and physical functioning and reported participation in activities post-stroke that required high amounts of skilled function in these areas. Results: People with and without aphasia did not differ in terms of the percentage retained in communicatively-, cognitively-, or physically-demanding activities. All individuals retained higher levels of participation in communicatively- and cognitively-demanding activities (at least 60% retained), compared to participation inphysically-demanding activities (about 50% retained). The strongest predictor for retaining participation in two of the three domains of activities was self-perception of physical function, though much of the variance remained unexplained. Self-perception of communication was not related to participation retention in any of the three domains. Significance of Impact: Rehabilitation professionals should be aware of the impact that a variety of communicative, cognitive, and physical factors may have on participation post-stroke. Self-perceptions of impairments in communication and cognition may not directly predict participation in activities requiring high levels of communicative and/or cognitive skill, at least for those with mild impairment, even though activities requiring those skills are given up or done less after stroke.
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- Marjorie L Nicholas
- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, United States
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- Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, United States
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- Program in Occupational Therapy and Departments of Neurology & Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.,Department of Occupational Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, United States
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Knollman-Porter K, Wallace SE, Brown JA, Hux K, Hoagland BL, Ruff DR. Effects of Written, Auditory, and Combined Modalities on Comprehension by People With Aphasia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2019; 28:1206-1221. [PMID: 31251668 PMCID: PMC6802920 DOI: 10.1044/2019_ajslp-19-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Background People with aphasia experience reading challenges affecting participation in daily activities. Researchers have found combined auditory and written presentation modalities help people with aphasia comprehend contrived sentences and narratives, but less is known about the effects of combined modalities on functional, expository text comprehension. Aims This study's purpose was to examine comprehension accuracy, reviewing time, and modality preference of people with aphasia when presented with edited newspaper articles in written only, auditory only, and combined written and auditory modalities. Method and Procedure Twenty-eight adults with chronic aphasia read and/or listened to 36 passages. Following each passage, participants answered comprehension questions. Then, they ranked the modalities in accordance with preference and provided a rationale for their ranking. Outcomes and Results Comprehension accuracy was significantly better in the combined than auditory-only condition and in the written-only than auditory-only condition; the difference between combined and written-only conditions was not significant. Reviewing time differed significantly among conditions with the written-only condition taking longest and the auditory-only condition taking shortest. Most participants preferred the combined condition. Conclusions Access to combined modalities helps people with aphasia comprehend expository passages such as those found in newspapers better than auditory-only presentation. Furthermore, combined presentation decreases reviewing time from that needed for unsupported reading without compromising comprehension accuracy. Given that most participants preferred combined modality presentation, providing simultaneous auditory and written access to content through text-to-speech technology is a viable strategy when aphasia results in persistent reading challenges.
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
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Dada S, Stockley N, Wallace SE, Koul R. The effect of augmented input on the auditory comprehension of narratives for people with aphasia: a pilot investigation. Augment Altern Commun 2019; 35:148-155. [PMID: 31174431 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2019.1576766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Augmented input is the strategy of supplementing expressive language with visuographic images, print, gestures, or objects in the environment. The goal of augmented input is to facilitate comprehension of spoken language. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative effectiveness of two different augmented input conditions in facilitating auditory comprehension of narrative passages in adults with aphasia. One condition involved the communication partner (clinician) of the adult with aphasia actively pointing (AI-PP) out key content words using visuographic supports. The second condition involved no active pointing (AI-NPP) by the communication partner (i.e., attention was not drawn to the visuographic supports). All 12 participants with aphasia listened to two narratives; one in each condition. Auditory comprehension was measured by assessing participants' accuracy in responding to 15 multiple-choice cloze-type statements related to the narratives. Of the 12 participants, seven gave more accurate responses to comprehension items in the AI-PP condition, four gave more accurate responses in the AI-NPP condition, and one scored the same in both conditions. These differences were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Communication-partner-referenced augmented input using combined high-context and PCS symbol visuographic supports improved response accuracy for some participants. Continued research is necessary to determine partner involvement with and frequency of augmented input that improve auditory comprehension.
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- Shakila Dada
- a Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication , University of Pretoria , Pretoria , South Africa
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- a Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication , University of Pretoria , Pretoria , South Africa
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- b Department of Speech-Language Pathology , Duquesne University , Pittsburgh , PA , USA
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- c Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , TX , USA
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Brown JA, Wallace SE, Knollman-Porter K, Hux K. Comprehension of Single Versus Combined Modality Information by People With Aphasia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2019; 28:278-292. [PMID: 30054630 DOI: 10.1044/2018_ajslp-17-0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Purpose Every adult with aphasia displays a unique constellation of language comprehension skills and varies in the benefit derived from different content presentation formats. For many, multiple modality presentation enhances comprehension. This study's purpose was to determine the comprehension benefits for people with mild, moderate, and severe aphasia when hearing, reading, or simultaneously hearing and reading single sentences. Method Twenty-seven adults with aphasia performed a repeated-measures experiment across 3 conditions. Participants read and/or listened to sentence stimuli and selected from 4 images the 1 matching the sentence. Participants also indicated condition preference. Results Participants demonstrated significantly greatest accuracy during simultaneous written and auditory stimulus presentation. Performance patterns varied within aphasia severity groups. Individuals with mild and moderate aphasia demonstrated minimal performance differences across conditions, and people with severe aphasia were significantly more accurate in the combined modality than the written-only modality. Overall, participants required the longest response time in the written-only condition; however, participants were most efficient with auditory content. Condition preferences did not always mirror accuracy; however, the majority reported a preference for combined content presentation. Conclusions Results suggest some people with aphasia may benefit from combined auditory and written modalities to enhance comprehension efforts.
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- Jessica A Brown
- Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson
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Brown J, Thiessen A. Using Images With Individuals With Aphasia: Current Research and Clinical Trends. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2018; 27:504-515. [PMID: 29497760 DOI: 10.1044/2017_ajslp-16-0190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Visuographic supports in the form of images are utilized during assessment and treatment for individuals with aphasia to supplement speech, language, and cognitive losses limiting communication. Clinicians rely on prior experience and intuition to make decisions regarding image-based support design and selection (e.g., augmentative and alternative communication strategies). Researchers have begun to focus on the relationship between the images and the benefits they provide for adults with aphasia. METHOD The aim of this review-resulting from a roundtable discussion at the 2016 Clinical Aphasiology Conference-was to disseminate summaries of current and past researches regarding image use by individuals with aphasia and to highlight areas of need within research and practice. RESULTS Review of the literature illuminated 4 major themes: (a) image creation, capture, and sharing; (b) image characteristics; (c) image use across linguistic domains and contexts; and (d) implications for clinical and research practices. CONCLUSIONS Reviewing current knowledge and practice regarding the use of visual supports for individuals with aphasia is essential to advancing therapeutic practices and providing evidence-based protocols for creating, selecting, and implementing images within augmentative and alternative communication strategies. Several gaps in knowledge were identified as future research needs (e.g., caregiver training and enhanced image feature investigation).
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- Jessica Brown
- Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Houston, TX
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Hux K, Knollman-Porter K, Brown J, Wallace SE. Comprehension of synthetic speech and digitized natural speech by adults with aphasia. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2017; 69:15-26. [PMID: 28704689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Using text-to-speech technology to provide simultaneous written and auditory content presentation may help compensate for chronic reading challenges if people with aphasia can understand synthetic speech output; however, inherent auditory comprehension challenges experienced by people with aphasia may make understanding synthetic speech difficult. This study's purpose was to compare the preferences and auditory comprehension accuracy of people with aphasia when listening to sentences generated with digitized natural speech, Alex synthetic speech (i.e., Macintosh platform), or David synthetic speech (i.e., Windows platform). The methodology required each of 20 participants with aphasia to select one of four images corresponding in meaning to each of 60 sentences comprising three stimulus sets. Results revealed significantly better accuracy given digitized natural speech than either synthetic speech option; however, individual participant performance analyses revealed three patterns: (a) comparable accuracy regardless of speech condition for 30% of participants, (b) comparable accuracy between digitized natural speech and one, but not both, synthetic speech option for 45% of participants, and (c) greater accuracy with digitized natural speech than with either synthetic speech option for remaining participants. Ranking and Likert-scale rating data revealed a preference for digitized natural speech and David synthetic speech over Alex synthetic speech. Results suggest many individuals with aphasia can comprehend synthetic speech options available on popular operating systems. Further examination of synthetic speech use to support reading comprehension through text-to-speech technology is thus warranted.
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- Karen Hux
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States.
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Pettit LK, Tönsing KM, Dada S. The perspectives of adults with aphasia and their team members regarding the importance of nine life areas for rehabilitation: a pilot investigation. Top Stroke Rehabil 2016; 24:99-106. [DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2016.1207148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Lauren K. Pettit
- Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Fried-Oken M, Mooney A, Peters B. Supporting communication for patients with neurodegenerative disease. NeuroRehabilitation 2016; 37:69-87. [PMID: 26409694 DOI: 10.3233/nre-151241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Communication supports, referred to as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), are an integral part of medical speech-language pathology practice, yet many providers remain unfamiliar with assessment and intervention principles. For patients with complex communication impairments secondary to neurodegenerative disease, AAC services differ depending on whether their condition primarily affects speech and motor skills (ALS), language (primary progressive aphasia) or cognition (Alzheimer's disease). This review discusses symptom management for these three conditions, identifying behavioral strategies, low- and high-tech solutions for implementation during the natural course of disease. These AAC principles apply to all neurodegenerative diseases in which common symptoms appear. OBJECTIVES To present AAC interventions for patients with neurodegenerative diseases affecting speech, motor, language and cognitive domains. Three themes emerge: (1) timing of intervention: early referral, regular re-evaluations and continual treatment are essential; (2) communication partners must be included from the onset to establish AAC acceptance and use; and (3) strategies will change over time and use multiple modalities to capitalize on patients' strengths. CONCLUSIONS AAC should be standard practice for adults with neurodegenerative disease. Patients can maintain effective, functional communication with AAC supports. Individualized communication systems can be implemented ensuring patients remain active participants in daily activities.
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Griffiths S, Barnes R, Britten N, Wilkinson R. Multiple repair sequences in everyday conversations involving people with Parkinson's disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2015; 50:814-829. [PMID: 26152654 DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Features of dysarthria associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), such as low volume, variable rate of speech and increased pauses, impact speaker intelligibility. Those affected report restricted interactional participation, although this area is under explored. AIMS To examine naturally occurring instances of problems with intelligibility that resulted in multiple attempts at repair in order to consider repair initiation strategies that might restrict or enhance participation. METHODS & PROCEDURES Thirteen people with PD (PwPD) video-recorded over 10 h of informal conversation data in their home setting involving familiar conversation partners (CPs). Using a conversation analytic (CA) approach, and drawing on an existing typology of repair initiators (RIs) for everyday talk-in-interaction and their relative power to locate a turn's repairable element, the design and ordering of RIs used by CPs was addressed, alongside their local consequences. OUTCOMES & RESULTS CPs tended to increase the specificity of their RIs in line with the existing typology, progressing from open class forms (e.g. 'mm?') to more specific forms (e.g. questions/partial repeats). Repeated open class repair initiators (OCRIs) were used where PD speakers' self-repair attempts provided limited information. Sometimes, however, specificity was increased too soon, before enough syntactic knowledge was gleaned, which resulted in an extended repair sequence. Where one OCRI followed another, the second always took a different form: lexically or in terms of prosodic/non-verbal features. RI forms not described in the existing typology were also identified, such as 'prompts to modify speech' (e.g. 'Speak louder') and repeating/rephrasing the original first pair part (e.g. question), and their effectiveness examined. CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS First steps are presented towards the design of a communication intervention promoting the efficient resolution of repair to moderate social withdrawal and increase participation for this client group. Future research will need to explore the feasibility and acceptability of such a resource.
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- Sarah Griffiths
- Department of English and Language Sciences, University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School for Social and Community Medicine, Canynge Hall, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Frankoff DJ, Hatfield B. Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Daily Clinical Practice: Strategies and Tools for Management of Severe Communication Disorders. Top Stroke Rehabil 2015; 18:112-9. [DOI: 10.1310/tsr1802-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tucker FM, Edwards DF, Mathews LK, Baum CM, Connor LT. Modifying Health Outcome Measures for People With Aphasia. Am J Occup Ther 2011; 66:42-50. [DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2012.001255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Fried-Oken M, Beukelman DR, Hux K. Current and future AAC research considerations for adults with acquired cognitive and communication impairments. Assist Technol 2011; 24:56-66. [PMID: 22590800 PMCID: PMC3760684 DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2011.648713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Adults with acquired language impairments secondary to stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases are candidates for communication supports outside of the traditional restoration-based approaches to intervention. Recent research proves repeatedly that augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) provides a means for participation, engagement, conversation, and message transfer when individuals can no longer expect full return of pre-morbid communication skills and that inclusion of communication supports should begin early. We discuss current research and future directions for integrated systems of technical supports that include low-technology, high tech, and partner-dependent strategies for adults with severe and chronic aphasia, cognitive-communication problems resulting from traumatic brain injuries, and primary progressive aphasia.
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- Melanie Fried-Oken
- Oregon Health & Science University, CDRC, P. O. Box 574, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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McKelvey ML, Hux K, Dietz A, Beukelman DR. Impact of personal relevance and contextualization on word-picture matching by people with aphasia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2010; 19:22-33. [PMID: 20139353 DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2009/08-0021)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the effect of personal relevance and contextualization of images on the preferences and word-picture matching accuracy of people with severe aphasia. METHOD Eight adults with aphasia performed 2 experimental tasks to reveal their preferences and accuracy during word-picture matching. The researchers used 3 types of visual stimuli-personally relevant, contextualized photographs; non-personally relevant, contextualized photographs; and noncontextualized, iconic images-paired with 3 types of target words-labels of people or objects, actions, and socially relevant events-as the stimulus materials. RESULTS Data analysis showed that participants (a) preferred using personally relevant, contextualized photographs rather than other types of photographs/images to represent target words and (b) performed more accurate word-picture matching when presented with target words associated with personally relevant, contextualized photographs than target words associated with noncontextualized or nonpersonalized photographs/images. CONCLUSIONS Clinically, the findings highlight the importance of using personally relevant, contextualized photographs rather than generic contextualized photographs or noncontextualized, iconic images to support the communication attempts of people with aphasia who cannot communicate effectively using natural speech alone.
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Schlosser R. Comparative efficacy of interventions in augmentative and alternative communication. Augment Altern Commun 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/07434619912331278575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Wood L, Lasker J, Siegel-Causey E, Beukelman D, Ball L. Input framework for augmentative and alternative communication. Augment Altern Commun 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/07434619812331278436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Jacobs B, Drew R, Ogletree BT, Pierce K. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for adults with severe aphasia: where we stand and how we can go further. Disabil Rehabil 2009; 26:1231-40. [PMID: 15513721 DOI: 10.1080/09638280412331280244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To review literature specific to the use of AAC with adults who have severe aphasia. METHOD The authors reviewed studies involving AAC interventions for adults with severe aphasia. RESULTS Published data support the use of aided and unaided AAC with adults with severe aphasia in controlled treatment contexts. Reported gains in communication typically have not generalized to everyday settings. CONCLUSIONS The application of AAC with persons with severe aphasia must address factors potentially limiting treatment success outside of training environments.
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- B Jacobs
- Departmenmt of Human Services, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28729, USA.
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Garrett KL, Lasker JP. AAC and Severe Aphasia—Enhancing Communication Across the Continuum of Recovery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1044/nnsld17.3.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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