Background A core outcome set (COS; an agreed, minimum set of outcomes) was needed to
address the heterogeneous measurement of outcomes in aphasia treatment research and to …

Background: Clinicians have expressed frustration at the lack of strong evidence for aphasia
treatments. Inconsistent outcome measurement practices across treatment trials have …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to identify outcome constructs that aphasia
researchers consider essential to measure in all aphasia treatment research. Method …

There has been a marked increase in attention to the measurement of “outcomes” after
speech-language intervention for adult aphasia. Consumers, speech-language pathologists …

Background: The initial motivation was our inability to capture the important but often elusive
outcomes of interventions that focus on making a difference to the everyday experience of …

ABSTRACT Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been shown to improve
patient care and outcomes. For speech pathologists working with people with post-stroke …

Objective To establish international, multidisciplinary expert consensus on minimum
participant characteristic reporting standards in aphasia research (DESCRIBE project) …

Background: There are many validated and widely used assessments within aphasiology.
Few, however, describe language and life with aphasia from the perspective of the person …

Background: This work focuses on the 26 individuals who provided data to AphasiaBank on
at least two occasions, with initial testing between 6 months and 5.8 years post onset of …

Background: Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs (ICAPs) have developed in
response to a growing need for treatments which produce changes in language function in …