What is functional communication? A theoretical framework for real-world communication applied to aphasia rehabilitation

WJ Doedens, L Meteyard - Neuropsychology Review, 2022 - Springer
Aphasia is an impairment of language caused by acquired brain damage such as stroke or
traumatic brain injury, that affects a person's ability to communicate effectively. The aim of …

Is it time to stop “fishing”? A review of generalisation following aphasia intervention

J Webster, A Whitworth, J Morris - Aphasiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The study of generalisation is integral to both demonstrating and maximising
therapy effectiveness. With aphasia therapy aiming to promote change in everyday …

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 …

Describing the cookie theft picture: Sources of breakdown in Alzheimer's dementia

L Cummings - Pragmatics and Society, 2019 - jbe-platform.com
Speech-language pathologists routinely use picture description tasks to assess expository
discourse in clients with disorders such as aphasia and dementia. One picture description …

Effectiveness of technologies in the treatment of post-stroke anomia: A systematic review

M Lavoie, J Macoir, N Bier - Journal of Communication Disorders, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Technologies are becoming increasingly popular in the treatment of language
disorders and offer numerous possibilities, but little is known about their effectiveness and …

Conversation therapy with people with aphasia and conversation partners using video feedback: A group and case series investigation of changes in interaction

W Best, J Maxim, C Heilemann, F Beckley… - Frontiers in Human …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Conversation therapies employing video for feedback and to facilitate outcome
measurement are increasingly used with people with post-stroke aphasia and their …

Measuring gains in connected speech following treatment for word retrieval: A study with two participants with primary progressive aphasia

K Croot, C Taylor, S Abel, K Jones, L Krein… - Aphasiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The aim of lexical retrieval treatment for people with anomia is not just to
improve accessibility of lexical items for confrontation naming but to carry over this …

Baseline executive control ability and its relationship to language therapy improvements in post-stroke aphasia: a systematic review

T Simic, E Rochon, E Greco… - Neuropsychological …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To review current evidence on the relationship between executive control (EC) and
post-treatment language gains in adults with post-stroke aphasia. Method: Electronic …

Dismantling the “visual ease assumption:" A review of visual narrative processing in clinical populations

EL Coderre - Topics in Cognitive Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Visual narratives, such as wordless picture books and picture sequences like comics, have a
long history in clinical testing, research, and intervention settings. The widespread “Visual …

Towards efficient, ecological assessment of interaction: A scoping review of co‐constructed communication

M Carragher, Z Mok, G Steel, P Conroy… - … Journal of Language …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The complexity of communication presents challenges for clinical assessment,
outcome measurement and intervention for people with acquired brain injury. For the …