Treatment for improving discourse in aphasia: a systematic review and synthesis of the evidence base

L Dipper, J Marshall, M Boyle, N Botting, D Hersh… - Aphasiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Improved discourse production is a priority for all key stakeholders in aphasia
rehabilitation. A Cochrane review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for aphasia found …

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 …

Standardizing assessment of spoken discourse in aphasia: A working group with deliverables

BC Stark, M Dutta, LL Murray, L Bryant, D Fromm… - American Journal of …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose The heterogeneous nature of measures, methods, and analyses reported in the
aphasia spoken discourse literature precludes comparison of outcomes across studies (eg …

Best practice guidelines for reporting spoken discourse in aphasia and neurogenic communication disorders

BC Stark, L Bryant, C Themistocleous… - Aphasiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Spoken discourse is a fundamental form of communication, yet often disrupted
in persons with aphasia and other neurogenic communication disorders. It follows that …

Measuring communication as a core outcome in Aphasia trials: results of the ROMA‐2 International core outcome set development meeting

SJ Wallace, L Worrall, TA Rose… - … Journal of Language …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Evidence‐based recommendations for a core outcome set (COS; minimum set
of outcomes) for aphasia treatment research have been developed (the Research Outcome …

UK speech and language therapists' views and reported practices of discourse analysis in aphasia rehabilitation

M Cruice, N Botting, J Marshall, M Boyle… - … journal of language …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Discourse assessment and treatment in aphasia rehabilitation is a priority focus
for a range of stakeholder groups. However, a significant majority of speech and language …

Psychometric properties of discourse measures in aphasia: Acceptability, reliability, and validity

M Pritchard, K Hilari, N Cocks… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Discourse in adults with aphasia is increasingly the focus of assessment and
therapy research. A broad range of measures is available to describe discourse, but very …

[HTML][HTML] Creating a theoretical framework to underpin discourse assessment and intervention in aphasia

L Dipper, J Marshall, M Boyle, D Hersh, N Botting… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Discourse (a unit of language longer than a single sentence) is fundamental to everyday
communication. People with aphasia (a language impairment occurring most frequently after …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Main concept, sequencing, and story grammar analyses of Cinderella narratives in a large sample of persons with aphasia

JD Richardson, SG Dalton, KJ Greenslade, A Jacks… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, a multilevel analytic approach called Main Concept, Sequencing, and Story
Grammar (MSSG) was presented along with preliminary normative information. MSSG …