Using Virtual Clinicians to Promote Functional Communication Skills in Aphasia

M Kalinyak-Fliszar, N Martin, E Keshner, A Rudnicky… - 2014 - aphasiology.pitt.edu
Persons with aphasia (PWA) re-enter their community after their rehabilitation program is
ended. Thus it is incumbent on rehabilitation specialists to incorporate training in using …

Using virtual technology to promote functional communication in aphasia: preliminary evidence from interactive dialogues with human and virtual clinicians

M Kalinyak-Fliszar, N Martin, E Keshner… - American journal of …, 2015 - ASHA
Purpose We investigated the feasibility of using a virtual clinician (VC) to promote functional
communication abilities of persons with aphasia (PWAs). We aimed to determine whether …

Applications of Virtual Reality in Aphasia Therapy: 199Findings from Research with EVA Park

J Marshall, N Devane, R Talbot… - Virtual Reality in Health …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Aphasia is a language disorder typically caused by stroke. It impairs speech, reading, writing
and comprehension, with profound consequences for the person's social and psychological …

Pact: A Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Game for Individuals with Aphasia

R Gringorten - 2023 - keep.lib.asu.edu
Aphasia is an impairment that affects many different aspects of language and makes it more
difficult for a person to communicate with those around them. Treatment for aphasia is often …

[HTML][HTML] Delivering script therapy for people with aphasia in EVA park: Two single case treatment studies

J Marshall, N Devane, J Berraondo… - Advances in …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: There are few applications of virtual reality (VR) in aphasia rehabilitation.
EVA Park is an online VR platform developed with and for people with aphasia. Our …

The use of virtual reality in the rehabilitation of aphasia: a systematic review

N Devane, N Behn, J Marshall… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This systematic review explored how virtual reality (VR) has been used to
rehabilitate aphasia. Materials and methods Empirical studies were included where VR was …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the benefits of aphasia intervention delivered in virtual reality: results of a quasi-randomised study

J Marshall, T Booth, N Devane, J Galliers… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction This study evaluated an intervention for people with aphasia delivered in a
novel virtual reality platform called EVA Park. EVA Park contains a number of functional and …

Experiencing EVA park, a multi-user virtual world for people with aphasia

J Galliers, S Wilson, J Marshall, R Talbot… - ACM Transactions on …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Virtual worlds are used in wide-ranging ways by many people with long-term health
conditions, but their use by people with aphasia (PWA) has been limited. In contrast, this …

The potential of virtual reality to assess functional communication in aphasia

LJ Garcia, M Rebolledo, L Metthé… - Topics in Language …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Speech–language pathologists (SLPs) who work with adults with cognitive-linguistic
impairments, including aphasia, have long needed an assessment tool that predicts ability to …

Receiving aphasia intervention in a virtual environment: the participants' perspective

A Amaya, C Woolf, N Devane, J Galliers, R Talbot… - Aphasiology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Digital technology is making an increasing contribution to aphasia therapy.
However, applications of virtual reality are rare. EVA Park is a virtual island developed with …