Background A diverse literature addresses elements of conversation therapy in aphasia
including intervention rooted in conversation analysis, partner training, group therapy and …

Audrey Holland (1982) compared test scores to observers' ratings of conversational
communicative success in people with aphasia (PWA). This springboarded a body of …

Purpose Informativeness refers to how successfully a person is able to convey their intended
message. This study explores the relationship between perceptual ratings of …

Purpose We investigated the feasibility of using a virtual clinician (VC) to promote functional
communication abilities of persons with aphasia (PWAs). We aimed to determine whether …

Background: Assessment of communication for people with communication problems
following stroke should be socially valid; it should encompass activities relevant to the …

Background: Standardised language tests are the most commonly used assessment tool of
aphasia by Speech-Language Pathologists (Katz et al.,), yet they are limited in their ability to …

La competencia comunicativa del interlocutor puede influir en la participación social de la
persona con afasia (PCA). Este estudio analiza los efectos de un programa de formación en …

Background: In assessing communication outcome in people following stroke, the emphasis
has moved from impairment to its consequent effects on functional activity and participation …

Background: SentenceShaper™(SSR) is a computer program that supports spoken
language production in aphasia by recording and storing the fragments that the user speaks …

Background: Perceptual ratings provide a means of evaluating conversations involving
individuals with aphasia. The influence of sampling segments of conversation and of …