Characteristics and impacts of community aphasia group facilitation: a systematic scoping review

K Pettigrove, LE Lanyon, MC Attard… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Purpose Community aphasia groups (CAGs) can provide a range of benefits to
people with aphasia and support long-term psychosocial wellbeing. However, the dominant …

“If you just stay with me and wait… You'll get an idea of what I'm saying”: The communicative benefits of time for conversational self-repair for people with aphasia

MC Leaman, B Archer - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: This study investigated the communicative benefits of self-repair during
conversation for persons with aphasia (PWAs). Self-repair of trouble sources is an …

Online aphasia groups: Navigating issues of voice and identity

JH Azios, JB Lee, A Sigur, B Archer, RJ Elman - American Journal of Speech …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: Participation in aphasia groups is associated with increased communication,
reduced feelings of social isolation, and increased quality of life. Despite the growing …

Adaptation of The Scenario Test for Greek‐speaking people with aphasia: A reliability and validity study

M Charalambous, P Phylactou, T Elriz… - … journal of language …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Evidence‐based assessments for people with aphasia (PWA) in Greek are
predominantly impairment based. Functional communication (FC) is usually underreported …

Toward empowering conversational agency in aphasia: Understanding mechanisms of topic initiation in people with and without aphasia

MC Leaman, B Archer, LA Edmonds - American Journal of Speech-Language …, 2022 - ASHA
Method: Twenty PWA and 20 M-PWoA each participated in two conversations with SLP-Ps.
Conversation samples were analyzed for TI locations and mechanisms, with results tallied …

The importance of aphasia communication groups

M Charalambous, M Kambanaros - Aphasia Compendium, 2021 - books.google.com
Chronic aphasia is linked to poor functional recovery, depression, and social isolation. In the
exploration of the above factors, the role of aphasia communication groups has evolved …

What happens to topics and conversations when people with aphasia have time to repair their speaking turns? A systematic, functional investigation

B Archer, MC Leaman, Z Mok - Topics in Language Disorders, 2024 - journals.lww.com
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Pragmatic impairment as an emergent phenomenon

MR Perkins, JH Azios - The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this chapter we outline a perspective antithetical to the reductionist approach alluded to
above which remains the predominant view of pragmatic impairment in medical and clinical …

Cross-cultural perspectives on conversational assessment and treatment in aphasia: Learnings from a First Nations context.

E Armstrong, T Lewis, A Robins, I Malcolm, N Ciccone - 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) routinely work with clients and families who
come from cultures other than their own. For a discipline that focuses on communication, the …

In the Driver's Seat: Narrative-Based Counseling in Aphasia

N Lavergne, JH Azios, M Azios… - Perspectives of the ASHA …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: People with aphasia have been shown to experience higher rates of depression
and mental health issues than stroke survivors without aphasia. Narrative-based counseling …