Groups of aphasic patients and their spouses generated a series of communication
situations that they felt were important in their day-to-day life. Using criteria to ensure that the …

ABSTRACTS A variety of methods has recently been used to assess everyday
communication abilities in aphasic adults. This study compares three such methods for their …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the structure and measurement
properties of the Aphasia Communication Outcome Measure (ACOM), a patient-reported …

Twelve weeks of therapy emphasizing functional communication content was conducted
twice weekly in a group setting for seven chronic aphasic patients whose average post …

Measuring communicative informativeness under conversational discourse conditions is
perhaps the most valid means of determining the interpersonal verbal communication …

Conversation partners of individuals with aphasia, including health care professionals,
families, and others, play a role that is as important for communication as the language …

The La Trobe communication questionnaire (LCQ) was designed to measure perceived
communicative ability. It was developed to enable collection of information from various …

Background: This study explores the psychometric qualities of the Scenario Test, a new test
to assess daily-life communication in severe aphasia. The test is innovative in that it:(1) …

Background: Conversation is one of the most important forms of human communication. The
way in which one participates in conversation is necessarily impacted by aphasia. Recent …

Communication confidence is a construct that has not been explored in the aphasia
literature. Recently, national and international organizations have endorsed broader …