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 …

Background The complexity of communication presents challenges for clinical assessment,
outcome measurement and intervention for people with acquired brain injury. For the …

Background Research evidence suggests aphasia therapy must be delivered at high
intensity to effect change. Comprehensive therapy, addressing all domains of the …

Background Spoken discourse is a fundamental form of communication, yet often disrupted
in persons with aphasia and other neurogenic communication disorders. It follows that …

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 …

Background Although spoken discourse is an outcome prioritised by all stakeholders in
aphasia rehabilitation, assessment and treatment of discourse are not routine clinical …

Background Patients with anomic aphasia experience difficulties in narrative processing.
General discourse measures are time consuming and require necessary skills. Core lexicon …

Background Assessment is an essential part of aphasia management. There are many tools
available for aphasia assessment, but relatively scant attention has been paid to how …

Purpose: Evidence has shown that group conversation treatment may improve
communication and reduce social isolation for people with aphasia. However, little is known …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize test–retest reliability of discourse
measures across a battery of common tasks in individuals with aphasia and prospectively …