Perceptions of the Concept of “Recovery from Stroke”
This month we review classic applied research in medical rehabilitation that for seven years has instructed those who serve stroke survivors and their families.
The Effectiveness of a Customized App on a Patient with Aphasia
Researchers from the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of North Carolina have published a feasibility study reporting therapeutic effects in a person with aphasia (PWA) and accompanying apraxia of speech (AOS), who received treatment for AOS through a customized therapy app that permitted home practice of self-modeled video stimuli.
Temple University Study: The Effectiveness of Group Conversation
U.S. researchers at Temple University (Philadelphia) and Boston University have studied effects of group conversation treatment delivered in contrasting circumstances on outcome assessments in persons with chronic aphasia.
Review of Aphasia Research and Treatment Fidelity
Aphasia investigators from Australia have published a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles since 2012 that report on randomized controlled trials (RCT) investigating aphasia therapy efficacy.
Boston University: Which Cognitive Factors Predict Recovery?
Researchers from Boston University published results of 2 retrospective analyses of data from chronic persons with aphasia (PWA) who participated in treatment programs
Australian Aphasia Study: Factors That Slow Rehabilitation
Aphasiologists from Australia have published a collaborative study with colleagues from 5 other nations (New Zealand, Canada, USA, UK, and Ireland) to assess the current state of affairs regarding: (a) increasing the intensity of aphasia rehabilitation services; (b) increasing also its comprehensiveness; and (c) initiating Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs (ICAP)
Joint Vanderbilt and Boston University Study: Aphasia, Music, and Lyrics
Researchers from the Vanderbilt Brain Institute (TN) and Boston University (MA) have studied song completion in persons with aphasia (PWA).
Exploring Long-Term Improvement in People with Chronic Aphasia
Researchers from the University of South Carolina conducted analyses of data on persons with chronic aphasia (PWA.chr), individuals for whom the period of spontaneous recovery following stroke had elapsed.
Stroke Study: Factors Affecting Post-Stroke Social Participation
Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the results of research from rehabilitation specialists from the MGH Institute of Health Professions (Boston, MA) and Washington University (St. Louis, MO) who have published research on stroke survivors
Aphasia Study: Aphasia’s Impact on Use of Internet and Digital Devices
Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the results of a survey from aphasia researchers from Queen Margaret University and Newcastle University that assessed aphasia’s impact on uses of the internet and associated digital devices.