Changes in discourse informativeness and efficiency following communication-based group treatment for chronic aphasia

M Boyle, CM Akers, R Cavanaugh, WD Hula… - Aphasiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Evidence regarding the effect of conversationally based communication group
treatment on discourse production in aphasia is limited. Given the rich, complex …

Changes in complete utterances following communication-based group treatment for chronic aphasia

CM Akers, M Boyle, AM Swiderski, WD Hula… - Aphasiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Evidence suggests that communication-based aphasia group treatment may
increase formal assessment scores and improve features of discourse production. The real …

A randomized controlled trial of the effects of group conversation treatment on monologic discourse in aphasia

E Hoover, G DeDe, E Maas - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose: Evidence has shown that group conversation treatment may improve
communication and reduce social isolation for people with aphasia. However, little is known …

Two to tango or the more the merrier? A randomized controlled trial of the effects of group size in aphasia conversation treatment on standardized tests

G DeDe, E Hoover, E Maas - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose Group conversation treatment has the potential to improve communication and
reduce social isolation for people with aphasia. This project examined how 2 conflicting …

An exploration of the impact of group treatment for aphasia on connected speech

C Mason, L Nickels, B McDonald - Journal of the International …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objective: Group treatment enables people with aphasia to practise communication skills
outside the typical clinician–patient dyad. While there is evidence that this treatment format …

Use of semantic feature analysis in group discourse treatment for aphasia: Extension and expansion

C Falconer, SM Antonucci - Aphasiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Semantic feature analysis (SFA) is a treatment for lexical retrieval impairment
in which participants are cued to provide semantic information about concepts they have …

Efficacy of group conversation intervention in individuals with severe profiles of aphasia

E Hoover, A McFee, G DeDe - Seminars in speech and …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
An estimated 390,000 to 520,000 individuals with severe aphasia (IWSA) currently live in the
United States. IWSA experience profound social isolation, which is associated with a wide …

The efficacy of group communication treatment in adults with chronic aphasia

RJ Elman, E Bernstein-Ellis - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 1999 - ASHA
We examined the effects of group communication treatment on linguistic and communicative
performance in adults with chronic aphasia. Participants were randomly assigned to two …

Management of discourse in group therapy for aphasia

N Simmons-Mackie, RJ Elman… - Topics in Language …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
A qualitative study of group therapy for aphasia was undertaken in order to discover
interaction patterns and discourse management strategies that help define “social” or …

Evaluating group therapy for aphasia: what is the evidence?

CA Layfield, KJ Ballard, DA Robin - 2013 - researchers.mq.edu.au
Abstract Clinical Question: For people with aphasia following a stroke, is group therapy
shown to be more effective on communication outcome measures reflecting impairment …