Many ways of measuring: a scoping review of measurement instruments for use with people with aphasia

SJ Wallace, L Worrall, G Le Dorze, C Brandenburg… - Aphasiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background In clinical practice and in research, aphasia measurement instruments are used
for many reasons: to screen and diagnose, to identify deficits and strengths, and to measure …

Conversation as an outcome of aphasia treatment: A systematic scoping review

JH Azios, B Archer, N Simmons-Mackie… - American Journal of …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Conversation-focused speech-language pathology services are a top priority for
people living with aphasia, but little is known about how researchers measure conversation …

Creating a novel approach to discourse treatment through coproduction with people with aphasia and speech and language therapists

M Cruice, S Aujla, J Bannister, N Botting, M Boyle… - Aphasiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Although spoken discourse is an outcome prioritised by all stakeholders in
aphasia rehabilitation, assessment and treatment of discourse are not routine clinical …

Linguistic mechanisms of coherence in aphasic and non-aphasic discourse

A Linnik, R Bastiaanse, M Stede, M Khudyakova - Aphasiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Coherence is the quality that distinguishes discourse from a random collection
of sentences. People with aphasia have been reported to produce less-coherent discourse …

Validation of an automated procedure for calculating core lexicon from transcripts

SG Dalton, BC Stark, D Fromm, K Apple… - Journal of Speech …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The aim of this study was to advance the use of structured, monologic discourse
analysis by validating an automated scoring procedure for core lexicon (CoreLex) using …

[HTML][HTML] Transcranial direct-current stimulation as an adjunct to verb network strengthening treatment in post-stroke chronic aphasia: A double-blinded randomized …

SJ Matar, C Newton, IO Sorinola, M Pavlou - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Difficulties in discourse production are common in post-stroke chronic aphasia.
Previous studies have found that speech and language therapy combined with transcranial …

Are single-word picture naming assessments a valid measure of word retrieval in connected speech?

C Mason, L Nickels - International Journal of Speech-Language …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Picture naming assessments are one of the most common methods of examining
word retrieval in aphasia. However, currently, it is unclear whether these assessments are …

A longitudinal study of narrative discourse in post-stroke aphasia

A Brisebois, SM Brambati, J Boucher, E Rochon… - Aphasiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Previous findings have demonstrated the importance of discourse analysis in
post-stroke aphasia, as it allows for in-depth examination of language impairment and …

Sentence production in a discourse context in latent aphasia: a real-time study

C Salis, G DeDe - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to improve our understanding as to which factors
determine online, spoken sentence production abilities of adults with latent aphasia in a …

Quality of measurement in core lexicon measures

H Kim, AM Schoemann, HH Wright - Journal of Speech, Language, and …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Core lexicon measures have received growing attention in research. They are
intended to provide clinicians with a clinician-friendly means to quantify word retrieval ability …