Delivering word retrieval therapies for people with aphasia in a virtual communication environment

J Marshall, N Devane, L Edmonds, R Talbot… - Aphasiology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Delivering therapy remotely, via digital technology, can enhance provision for
people with aphasia. EVA Park is a multi-user virtual island that can be used for such …

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 …

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 …

Superhighway to promoting a client‐therapist partnership? Using the Internet to deliver word‐retrieval computer therapy, monitored remotely with minimal speech and …

J Mortley, J Wade, P Enderby - Aphasiology, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Advances in information and communications technology have not only made
independent speech and language therapy practice using a computer possible, it is now …

A comparison of remote therapy, face to face therapy and an attention control intervention for people with aphasia: a quasi-randomised controlled feasibility study

C Woolf, A Caute, Z Haigh, J Galliers… - Clinical …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To test the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial comparing face to face and
remotely delivered word finding therapy for people with aphasia. Design: A quasi …

Talk about IT: Views of people with aphasia and their partners on receiving remotely monitored computer‐based word finding therapy

J Wade, J Mortley, P Enderby - Aphasiology, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Research into computerised aphasia therapy has investigated effects of
computer therapy on language skills. Little is known about views of people with aphasia on …

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 …

Adapting therapy for a new world: storytelling therapy in EVA Park

M Carragher, G Steel, R Talbot, N Devane, ML Rose… - Aphasiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Storytelling is fundamental to human communication yet is under-represented
in aphasia therapy research and clinical practice. Access to care may be one obstacle; in the …

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 …

Investigating the utility of teletherapy in individuals with primary progressive aphasia

HR Dial, HA Hinshelwood, SM Grasso… - … Interventions in Aging, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by progressive deterioration of speech and language. A growing body of …