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Leff A, Doogan C, Bentley J, Makkar B, Zenobi-Bird L, Sherman A, Grobler S, Crinion J. More than one way to improve a CAT: Outcomes and reflections on two iterations of the Queen Square Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programme. APHASIOLOGY 2023:1-24. [PMID: 38652694 PMCID: PMC11027995 DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2023.2286703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Background The field of human expert performance teaches us that high quality, high-dose guided practice is required to make large gains in cognitively driven acts. The same also seems to be true for people with acquired brain injury, yet therapy services for people with aphasia (PWA) have traditionally not been designed with this in mind. Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes (ICAPs) are one way to address the chronic under-dosing of therapy that most PWA experience. Aims There are several ways to deliver an ICAP; here we describe two iterations of our Queen Square ICAP. There was a 20-month COVID-induced pause between the Year 1 (Y1) and Year 2 (Y2) ICAP groups. We analyse ICAP-induced changes in both groups of PWA on a series of key outcome measures that span the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, covering language impairment and function as well as mood and social participation. Methods & Procedures Forty-six PWA took part in Y1 and 44 in Y2. The PWA were all in the chronic stage post stroke and varied in aphasia severity from mild to severe, with the Y2 group being more impaired than Y1. Quantitative data was collected before and after the ICAP. The Y2 therapy team provided independent reflections on their experiences of delivering an ICAP. Outcomes & Results ICAP-related changes in outcome measures (impairment, function and goal attainment) were generally comparable for the Y1 and Y2 groups, with both groups' speech production abilities improving the most. Both groups made clinically and statistically significant gains on the main quality of life measure. Participation in the ICAP made a big difference to PWAs' self-confidence ratings. Their mood ratings also improved significantly, although they were not, on average, in the depressed range at baseline (directly pre-ICAP). All improvements achieved in both groups were maintained at the 3-month follow-up, highlighting the lasting effects that ICAPs can provide. Conclusions Evidence continues to accrue that ICAPs are an efficient way of increasing the dose of expert coaching required for people with chronic aphasia to make clinically meaningful improvements in their communicative abilities and quality of life. The main challenge remaining is convincing health-care providers to invest in them.
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- Alexander Leff
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
- University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
- University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
- St Georges, University of London
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK
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Monnelly K, Marshall J, Dipper L, Cruice M. A systematic review of Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes - who takes part, what is measured, what are the outcomes? Disabil Rehabil 2023:1-15. [PMID: 37916542 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2274877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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PURPOSE This study synthesizes participant and outcome data from peer-reviewed Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programme (ICAP) studies. METHODS A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Study eligibility criteria were specified in relation to population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and design considerations. Data were extracted according to six research questions. Narrative synthesis was used. RESULTS Twenty-one studies were included covering 13 ICAPs (N = 485, aged 18-86 years, between 11 and 335 months post-stroke). Twenty-seven participant selection criteria were identified. Fifty-six outcome measures spanning the WHO-ICF were used, with the majority assessing the body function domain. Only eight studies employed an experimental design with data appropriate for analysis and synthesis. Risk of bias was noted across this sub-group. Participants improved in word-finding, communication, activity/participation, and communication-related quality of life, and maintained their gains; however, except for word finding, evidence of effect came from isolated studies. Factors influencing outcomes were rarely considered. Some drop-outs, missed sessions, and fatigue were noted. Some studies reported IPD alongside group analyses. CONCLUSIONS ICAP selection criteria need justification and should contribute to the understanding of candidacy for this treatment model. Rationalisation of ICAP treatment content and outcome measurement is required, spanning all WHO-ICF domains. Employment of the core outcome set for aphasia would enable data synthesis and facilitate comparisons between the ICAP and other therapy models.
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- Katie Monnelly
- Department of Language and Communication Science, City, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Language and Communication Science, City, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Language and Communication Science, City, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Language and Communication Science, City, University of London, London, UK
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Gravier ML, Hula WD, Johnson JP, Autenreith A, Dickey MW. Is there a Relationship Between Cortisol and Treatment Response in Chronic Aphasia? TOPICS IN LANGUAGE DISORDERS 2022; 42:193-211. [PMID: 36406142 PMCID: PMC9670258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Michelle L Gravier
- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, California State East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh PA, USA
- Department of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, USA
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh PA, USA
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh PA, USA
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh PA, USA
- Department of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, USA
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Gilbert C, Mooradian G, Citorik A, Gilmore N, Kiran S. Multi-level outcomes for young adults with acquired brain injury through a remote intensive cognitive rehabilitation approach: a pilot intervention study. Brain Inj 2022; 36:206-220. [PMID: 35188029 PMCID: PMC9124694 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2022.2034961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of the Intensive Cognitive and Communication Rehabilitation (ICCR) program for young adults with acquired brain injury (ABI) using a quasi-experimental pilot intervention study design while transitioning to remote implementation. METHOD Twelve young adults with chronic ABI (treatment n = 7; control n = 5) participated in ICCR (i.e., lectures, seminars, individual cognitive rehabilitation (CR), technology training) for six hours/day, four days/week, for one or two 12-week semesters. Outcomes included classroom metrics, individual therapy performance, including Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), standardized cognitive-linguistic assessments, and participation and health-related quality of life (QOL) measures. RESULTS In the first semester (in-person and remote), treatment participants significantly improved in classroom exams; individual therapy (i.e., memory, writing, GAS); executive function and participation measures, but not QOL. In the second semester (remote), treatment participants significantly improved in classroom exams; essay writing; individual therapy (i.e., writing and GAS); and memory assessment, but not in participation or QOL. Treatment participants enrolled in consecutive semesters significantly improved in classroom exams, individual therapy (i.e., memory), participation and QOL, but not on standardized cognitive assessments. Controls demonstrated no significant group-level gains. CONCLUSION These preliminary results highlight the benefit of intensive, integrated, and contextualized CR for this population and show promise for its remote delivery.
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- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Cherney LR, Carpenter J. Behavioral interventions for poststroke aphasia. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2022; 185:197-220. [PMID: 35078599 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-823384-9.00010-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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There is a long history of behavioral interventions for poststroke aphasia with hundreds of studies supporting the benefits of aphasia treatment. However, interventions for aphasia are complex with many interacting components, and no one treatment is appropriate for all persons with aphasia. We present a novel, simple framework for classifying aphasia interventions. The framework is incorporated within the overarching International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model and is consistent with the commonly-held definition that aphasia is a multimodality disorder that impairs, in varying degrees, the understanding and expression of both oral and written language modalities. Furthermore, within the language impairment level, it distinguishes between the linguistic areas of phonology, semantics, and syntax that may be impaired individually or in combination. We define the terminology of the proposed framework and then categorize some common examples of behavioral interventions for post-stroke aphasia. We describe some of these interventions in greater detail to illustrate the extensive toolbox of evidence-based treatments for aphasia. We address some key issues that clinicians, usually speech-language pathologists, consider when selecting interventions for their specific patients with aphasia, including dose. Finally, we address various models of service delivery for persons with aphasia such as Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs (ICAPs) and Aphasia Centers.
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- Leora R Cherney
- Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
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- Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, United States
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Nicholas M, Pittmann R, Pennington S, Connor LT, Ambrosi D, Brady Wagner L, Hildebrand M, Savastano M. Outcomes of an interprofessional intensive comprehensive aphasia program's first five years. Top Stroke Rehabil 2021; 29:588-604. [PMID: 34698621 DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2021.1970452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This ICAP program is a collaboration between an institute of health professions and a rehabilitation hospital. It was a 6-week intensive treatment program for people with post-stroke aphasia designed to maximize recovery and return to activities. This retrospective study investigated outcomes of this program offered annually from 2015 to 2019. METHODS This is an analysis of existing data collected for other purposes. While conducting a therapeutic program for people with aphasia, data were not collected for the purpose of conducting research. The treatment components addressed the activity participation goals of 35 participants. Programming consisted of individual and group speech-language and occupational therapy, adaptive sports, swimming, music therapy, and a wellness mindfulness group.. Participants received a comprehensive evaluation and a treatment plan addressing their individual participation goals, delivered primarily by SLP and OT graduate students under faculty supervision. Pre- and post-treatment outcomes were measured within four WHO ICF domains: impairment, participation, environment, person. Each cohort consisted of seven or eight community-dwelling participants seen four days/week. RESULTS Significant post-treatment changes were observed on measures within the impairment domain and on self-perception measures of participation, functional communication, and communication confidence. Subsequent analyses found a subset of 15 responders (WAB Aphasia Quotient change of ≥5) drove most significant effects seen on performance-based impairment measures, but that patient-reported self-perception measures showed significant changes in both responders and non-responders. CONCLUSIONS Results support research indicating that short-term intensive, interprofessional comprehensive aphasia programs (ICAPs) are effective treatment options for people with moderate-to-severe aphasia.
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- Marjorie Nicholas
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Speech-Language Pathology, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Boston, MA
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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Cavanaugh R, Kravetz C, Jarold L, Quique Y, Turner R, Evans WS. Is There a Research-Practice Dosage Gap in Aphasia Rehabilitation? AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2021; 30:2115-2129. [PMID: 34411485 PMCID: PMC8702848 DOI: 10.1044/2021_ajslp-20-00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Purpose Aphasia intervention research aims to improve communication and quality of life outcomes for people with aphasia. However, few studies have evaluated the translation and implementation of evidence-based aphasia interventions to clinical practice. Treatment dosage may be difficult to translate to clinical settings, and a mismatch between dosage in research and clinical practice threatens to attenuate intervention effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to quantify a potential research-practice dosage gap in outpatient aphasia rehabilitation. Method This study utilized a two-part approach. First, we estimated clinical treatment dosage in an episode of care (i.e., treatment provided from outpatient assessment to discharge) via utilization in a regional provider in the United States. Second, we undertook a scoping review of aphasia interventions published from 2009 to 2019 to estimate the typical dosage used in the current aphasia literature. Results Outpatient clinical episodes of care included a median of 10 treatment sessions and a mean of 14.8 sessions (interquartile range: 5-20 sessions). Sessions occurred 1-2 times a week over 4-14 weeks. The median total hours of treatment was 7.5 hr (interquartile range: 3.75-15 hr). In contrast, published interventions administered a greater treatment dosage, consisting of a median of 20 hr of treatment (interquartile range: 12-30 hr) over the course of 15 sessions (interquartile range: 10-24 sessions) approximately 3 times per week. Conclusions Results demonstrate a meaningful research-practice dosage gap, particularly in total treatment hours and weekly treatment intensity. This gap highlights the potential for attenuation of effectiveness from research to outpatient settings. Future translational research should consider clinical dosage constraints and take steps to facilitate intervention implementation, particularly with regard to dosage. Conversely, health care advocacy and continued development of alternative delivery methods are necessary for the successful implementation of treatments with dosage that is incompatible with current clinical contexts. Pragmatic, implementation-focused trials are recommended to evaluate and optimize treatment effectiveness in outpatient clinical settings. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.15161568.
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- Robert Cavanaugh
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, PA
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- Centers for Rehab Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, PA
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia
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- Center for Education in Health Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, PA
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Monnelly K, Marshall J, Cruice M. Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes: a systematic scoping review and analysis using the TIDieR checklist for reporting interventions. Disabil Rehabil 2021; 44:6471-6496. [PMID: 34445900 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1964626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that typically occurs as a result of a stroke. People with aphasia experience communication difficulties and risk secondary impacts, for example, affecting social and work life and mental health. Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes (ICAPs) aims to address the multiple consequences of aphasia using intensive intervention and a wide range of therapy approaches. Although basic parameters of ICAP intervention have been defined, a fuller characterisation is needed. This systematic scoping review aimed to determine what constitutes an ICAP. METHODS Peer-reviewed and Grey databases were searched for articles on ICAPs using Joanna Brigg's Institute methodology. Data was extracted following the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist for reporting interventions and synthesised using a narrative synthesis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS 17 ICAPs were reported in 20 peer-reviewed literature sources (9 ICAPs supplemented by Grey literature sources). There were high degrees of variation in dose, professionals involved, and no qualitative data from participants. Of note, ICAP intervention was highly tailored to individual participants on the same ICAP, and intervention content varied between ICAPs. ICAPs appear to be rationalised as intensive impairment-based programmes with other components added for comprehensiveness. Stronger rationale and a logic model are required to justify the core components of ICAPs. The input of stakeholders into designing future ICAP interventions is recommended.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONThe ICAP model is in its infancy when it comes to mainstream clinical application as only the intensity component of the ICAP has clear theoretical underpinning as reported in the peer-reviewed literature.There have been clinical uptakes of the ICAP model which is likely to continue and is valid in the context of an under-researched area of aphasia therapy and on a background of a less than perfect relationship between evidence base and practice.Aspects of the ICAP model are valid for clinicians to implement, for example, intensive evidence-based aphasia therapy in combination with therapy which addresses some of the broader implications of aphasia, for example, social isolation.Clinicians can use the ICAP model to review their existing service provision and explore whether their service provides aphasia therapy that addresses the multiple aspects of aphasia (i.e., ensuring the focus is not only on impairment-based therapy).
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- Katie Monnelly
- Division of Language and Communication Science, University of London, London, UK
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- Division of Language and Communication Science, University of London, London, UK
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- Division of Language and Communication Science, University of London, London, UK
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Rose ML, Pierce JE, Scharp VL, Off CA, Babbitt EM, Griffin-Musick JR, Cherney LR. Developments in the application of Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs: an international survey of practice. Disabil Rehabil 2021; 44:5863-5877. [PMID: 34251946 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1948621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs (ICAPs) were first described in 2013 with an international survey documenting 12 unique programs. ICAPs involve high dose intervention delivered in both group and individual settings, targeting communication across impairment, functioning, participation, and contextual domains. In this study, we aimed to investigate international growth in ICAPs. MATERIALS AND METHODS We developed a 43-item questionnaire expanding on the original 2013 version to investigate program modifications, activities, protocolised therapies, software and apps, and family involvement. The survey was disseminated to aphasia clinicians and researchers internationally (November 2019-February 2020). RESULTS Thirty-nine unique respondents completed the survey from nine countries. Twenty-one met the criteria for an ICAP or modified ICAP (mICAP): 14 ICAPs; 7 mICAPs, and 13 of these were new programs. ICAPs differed from mICAPs with greater emphasis on group sessions, use of technology, total communication, advocacy, and art activities. A large range of protocolised therapies were used across programs. An increased focus on mood and psychosocial well-being was observed compared to the 2013 survey. CONCLUSIONS The number and comprehensiveness of ICAPs has grown since 2013 with development of modified versions. Future research should focus on comparative efficacy of ICAPs/mICAPs and other forms of aphasia interventions and factors underpinning growth and sustainability.Implications for RehabilitationClinicians who coordinate or are considering commencing an ICAP in future can use these results to consider the design of their program.Coordinators should carefully consider the components of their ICAPs and advise consumers whether they meet the definition of an ICAP or a mICAP.With the increasing number of ICAPs across the globe, clinicians commencing an ICAP may wish to contact existing ICAPs within their country for advice.Program sustainability may be challenging and these results provide an indication of some of the key challenges coordinators may face.
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- Miranda L Rose
- Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation, Bundoora, Australia.,School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation, Bundoora, Australia.,School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- School of Communication and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
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- School of Speech, Language, Hearing, & Occupational Sciences, College of Health, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA
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- Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Speech, Language, Hearing, & Occupational Sciences, College of Health, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA
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- Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Weyer-Jamora C, Brie MS, Luks TL, Smith EM, Braunstein SE, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Bracci PM, Chang S, Hervey-Jumper SL, Taylor JW. Cognitive impact of lower-grade gliomas and strategies for rehabilitation. Neurooncol Pract 2021; 8:117-128. [PMID: 33898046 PMCID: PMC8049427 DOI: 10.1093/nop/npaa072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Outcomes for patients with lower-grade gliomas (LrGGs) continue to improve with advances in molecular characterization and treatment. However, cognitive sequela from the tumor and its treatment leave a significant impact on health-related quality of life for these patients. Several factors affect each patient's cognition, such as tumor location, treatment, medication, and comorbidities. However, impairments of processing speed, attention, concentration, working memory, and executive function are common across LrGG patients. Cognitive rehabilitation strategies, well established in traumatic brain injury and stroke populations, are based on neural plasticity and functional reorganization. Adapting these strategies for implementation in patients with brain tumors is an active area of research. This article provides an overview of cognitive domains commonly impaired in LrGG patients and evidence for the use of cognitive rehabilitation strategies to address these impairments with the goal of improving health-related quality of life in this patient population.
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- Christina Weyer-Jamora
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, California
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, California
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco
- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco
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Convergence of heteromodal lexical retrieval in the lateral prefrontal cortex. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6305. [PMID: 33737672 PMCID: PMC7973515 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85802-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Lexical retrieval requires selecting and retrieving the most appropriate word from the lexicon to express a desired concept. Few studies have probed lexical retrieval with tasks other than picture naming, and when non-picture naming lexical retrieval tasks have been applied, both convergent and divergent results emerged. The presence of a single construct for auditory and visual processes of lexical retrieval would influence cognitive rehabilitation strategies for patients with aphasia. In this study, we perform support vector regression lesion-symptom mapping using a brain tumor model to test the hypothesis that brain regions specifically involved in lexical retrieval from visual and auditory stimuli represent overlapping neural systems. We find that principal components analysis of language tasks revealed multicollinearity between picture naming, auditory naming, and a validated measure of word finding, implying the existence of redundant cognitive constructs. Nonparametric, multivariate lesion-symptom mapping across participants was used to model accuracies on each of the four language tasks. Lesions within overlapping clusters of 8,333 voxels and 21,512 voxels in the left lateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) were predictive of impaired picture naming and auditory naming, respectively. These data indicate a convergence of heteromodal lexical retrieval within the PFC.
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Babbitt EM, Worrall L, Cherney LR. "It's like a lifeboat": stakeholder perspectives of an intensive comprehensive aphasia program (ICAP)". APHASIOLOGY 2021; 36:10.1080/02687038.2021.1873905. [PMID: 38529517 PMCID: PMC10961968 DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2021.1873905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Background Intensive comprehensive aphasia programs (ICAPs) have gained popularity in recent years. Outcomes from ICAPs have demonstrated measurable improvements for most who take part, but how do people with aphasia and their family members experience an ICAP? Aim The aim of this paper was to explore, through qualitative interviews, the experiences of persons with aphasia and their family members who took part in an ICAP. Methods & Procedures Twelve interviews were conducted with persons with aphasia and family members regarding their experiences with the ICAP that they had just completed. Nine persons with aphasia were interviewed with their family members and three chose to take part in the interview alone. The Framework Analysis method was used to identify themes from the transcribed interviews. Outcomes & Results The interviewees discussed four themes related to treatment, psychosocial environments, physical environments, and outcomes. The interviewees remarked on the challenges that were provided by the treatment and how the treatment was different from previous treatment. Comments were made related to the relationships the participants and families developed within the context of the program. The physical environment allowed for relationships to develop. The interviewees discussed the physical and social environment as important additional factors that contribute to the overall therapeutic effect of the ICAP. Positive outcomes were noted in language skills and psychosocial contexts. Conclusions Based on interviewees' descriptions of this one ICAP, the concept of a therapeutic milieu was developed to describe how the intersection of the treatment, psychosocial interactions, and physical setting related to outcomes. Interviewees described how the therapeutic milieu of the ICAP was interwoven with the intensive therapy to create a "package" of therapy that led to improved outcomes. Implications for non-ICAP clinical practice is that participants linked more intensive therapy and greater social interactions with better outcomes.
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- Edna M. Babbitt
- Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Kendall DL, Moldestad MO, Allen W, Torrence J, Nadeau SE. Phonomotor Versus Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment for Anomia in 58 Persons With Aphasia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2019; 62:4464-4482. [PMID: 31805247 DOI: 10.1044/2019_jslhr-l-18-0257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Purpose The ultimate goal of anomia treatment should be to achieve gains in exemplars trained in the therapy session, as well as generalization to untrained exemplars and contexts. The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of phonomotor treatment, a treatment focusing on enhancement of phonological sequence knowledge, against semantic feature analysis (SFA), a lexical-semantic therapy that focuses on enhancement of semantic knowledge and is well known and commonly used to treat anomia in aphasia. Method In a between-groups randomized controlled trial, 58 persons with aphasia characterized by anomia and phonological dysfunction were randomized to receive 56-60 hr of intensively delivered treatment over 6 weeks with testing pretreatment, posttreatment, and 3 months posttreatment termination. Results There was no significant between-groups difference on the primary outcome measure (untrained nouns phonologically and semantically unrelated to each treatment) at 3 months posttreatment. Significant within-group immediately posttreatment acquisition effects for confrontation naming and response latency were observed for both groups. Treatment-specific generalization effects for confrontation naming were observed for both groups immediately and 3 months posttreatment; a significant decrease in response latency was observed at both time points for the SFA group only. Finally, significant within-group differences on the Comprehensive Aphasia Test-Disability Questionnaire (Swinburn, Porter, & Howard, 2004) were observed both immediately and 3 months posttreatment for the SFA group, and significant within-group differences on the Functional Outcome Questionnaire (Glueckauf et al., 2003) were found for both treatment groups 3 months posttreatment. Discussion Our results are consistent with those of prior studies that have shown that SFA treatment and phonomotor treatment generalize to untrained words that share features (semantic or phonological sequence, respectively) with the training set. However, they show that there is no significant generalization to untrained words that do not share semantic features or phonological sequence features.
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- Diane L Kendall
- Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, VA Puget Sound DVA Medical Center, Seattle, WA
- Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
- University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, VA Puget Sound DVA Medical Center, Seattle, WA
- Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, VA Puget Sound DVA Medical Center, Seattle, WA
- Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
- Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Portland State University, OR
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- Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Research Service, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL
- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville
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Gilmore N, Ross K, Kiran S. The Intensive Cognitive-Communication Rehabilitation Program for Young Adults With Acquired Brain Injury. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2019; 28:341-358. [PMID: 30453329 PMCID: PMC7233111 DOI: 10.1044/2018_ajslp-17-0153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Purpose This study investigated the effects of an intensive cognitive-communication rehabilitation (ICCR) program for young individuals with chronic acquired brain injury. Method ICCR included classroom lectures; metacognitive instruction, modeling, and application; technology skills training; and individual cognitive-linguistic therapy. Four individuals participated in the intensive program (6 hr with 1-hr lunch break × 4 days × 12 weeks of treatment): 3 participants completed 3 consecutive semesters, and 1 participant completed 1 semester. Two controls did not receive treatment and completed assessments before and after the 12-week treatment interval only. Results All 4 experimental participants demonstrated significant improvements on at least 1 standardized cognitive-linguistic measure, whereas controls did not. Furthermore, time point significantly predicted participants' scores on 2 of the 4 standardized outcome measures, indicating that as duration in ICCR increased, scores also increased. Participants who completed multiple semesters of ICCR also improved in their therapy and personal goals, classroom behavior, life participation, and quality of life. Conclusion After ICCR, participants showed gains in their cognitive-linguistic functioning, classroom participation, and individual therapy. They also demonstrated improvements outside the classroom and in their overall well-being. There is a gap between the large population of young adults with acquired brain injury who wish to return to higher education and a lack of rehabilitation programs supporting reentry into academic environments; ICCR is a first step in reducing that gap.
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- Natalie Gilmore
- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA
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- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA
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- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA
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Baliki MN, Babbitt EM, Cherney LR. Brain network topology influences response to intensive comprehensive aphasia treatment. NeuroRehabilitation 2018; 43:63-76. [DOI: 10.3233/nre-182428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Marwan N. Baliki
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Yu ZZ, Jiang SJ, Jia ZS, Xiao HY, Zhou MQ. Study on Language Rehabilitation for Aphasia. Chin Med J (Engl) 2018; 130:1491-1497. [PMID: 28584214 PMCID: PMC5463481 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.207465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim is to update our clinical recommendations for evidence-based language rehabilitation of people with aphasia, based on a systematic review of the literature from 1999 to 2015. DATA SOURCES Articles referred to in this systematic review of the Medline and PubMed published in English language literatures were from 1998 to 2015. The terms used in the literature searches were aphasia and evidenced-based. STUDY SELECTION The task force initially identified citations for 51 published articles. Of the 51 articles, 44 studies were selected after further detailed review. Six articles, which were not written in English, and one study related to laryngectomy rehabilitation interventions, were excluded from the study. This study referred to all the important and English literature in full. RESULTS Aphasia is the linguistic disability, which usually results from injuries to the dominant hemisphere of the brain. The rehabilitation of aphasia is until in the process of being debated and researched. Evidence-based medicine (EBM), EBM based on the clinical evidence, promotes the practice of combining the clinicians' first-hand experience and the existing objective and scientific evidence encouraging making decisions based on both empirical evidence and the scientific evidence. Currently, EBM is being gradually implemented in the clinical practice as the aim of the development of modern medicine. CONCLUSIONS At present, the research for the aphasia rehabilitation mainly focuses on the cognitive language rehabilitation and the intensive treatment and the precise treatment, etc. There is now sufficient information to support evidence-based protocols and implement empirically-supported treatments for linguistic disability after traumatic brain injury and stroke, which can be used to develop linguistic rehabilitation guidelines for patients with aphasia.
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- Zeng-Zhi Yu
- Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Very Important Person Neurology Ward, Navy General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Meier EL, Johnson JP, Villard S, Kiran S. Does Naming Therapy Make Ordering in a Restaurant Easier? Dynamics of Co-Occurring Change in Cognitive-Linguistic and Functional Communication Skills in Aphasia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2017; 26:266-280. [PMID: 28196373 PMCID: PMC5544360 DOI: 10.1044/2016_ajslp-16-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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PURPOSE This study was conducted to investigate the static and dynamic relationships between impairment-level cognitive-linguistic abilities and activity-level functional communication skills in persons with aphasia (PWA). METHOD In Experiment 1, a battery of standardized assessments was administered to a group of PWA (N = 72) to examine associations between cognitive-linguistic ability and functional communication at a single time point. In Experiment 2, impairment-based treatment was administered to a subset of PWA from Experiment 1 (n = 39) in order to examine associations between change in cognitive-linguistic ability and change in function and associations at a single time point. RESULTS In both experiments, numerous significant associations were found between scores on tests of cognitive-linguistic ability and a test of functional communication at a single time point. In Experiment 2, significant treatment-induced gains were seen on both types of measures in participants with more severe aphasia, yet cognitive-linguistic change scores were not significantly correlated with functional communication change scores. CONCLUSIONS At a single time point, cognitive-linguistic and functional communication abilities are associated in PWA. However, although changes on standardized assessments reflecting improvements in both types of skills can occur following an impairment-based therapy, these changes may not be significantly associated with each other.
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- Erin L. Meier
- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Aphasia Research Laboratory, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA
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Hoover EL, Caplan DN, Waters GS, Carney A. Communication and quality of life outcomes from an interprofessional intensive, comprehensive, aphasia program (ICAP). Top Stroke Rehabil 2016; 24:82-90. [DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2016.1207147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Elizabeth L. Hoover
- Department of Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuropsychology Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA, USA
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- Department of Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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Dignam JK, Rodriguez AD, Copland DA. Evidence for Intensive Aphasia Therapy: Consideration of Theories From Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology. PM R 2016; 8:254-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Babbitt EM, Worrall L, Cherney LR. Structure, Processes, and Retrospective Outcomes From an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2015; 24:S854-S863. [PMID: 26140692 DOI: 10.1044/2015_ajslp-14-0164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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PURPOSE This study describes the structure, processes, and outcomes of an intensive comprehensive aphasia program (ICAP). The aim was to identify treatment gains and determine if outcomes were significantly different between participants grouped according to severity and type of aphasia, and time postonset. METHOD Data from 74 first-time ICAP participants were analyzed. Pre- and posttreatment scores on the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised and other impairment and participation measures were compared using paired t tests. Analyses of variance were used to compare outcomes related to aphasia severity (severe, moderate, and mild aphasia), aphasia type (fluent, nonfluent), and chronicity (0-6 months postonset, 7-12 months postonset, and 12+ months postonset). RESULTS Participants made significant changes on all impairment and participation measures. Large effect sizes were noted for one participation and three impairment measures. Medium effect sizes were noted for one impairment and three participation measures. There was no significant difference among groups on any factor. CONCLUSION ICAPs can have a significant effect on the language impairment and participation of people with aphasia, but further research is required to determine if the effect is comparable to other types of service delivery.
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Hula WD, Doyle PJ, Stone CA, Austermann Hula SN, Kellough S, Wambaugh JL, Ross KB, Schumacher JG, St Jacque A. The Aphasia Communication Outcome Measure (ACOM): Dimensionality, Item Bank Calibration, and Initial Validation. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2015; 58:906-919. [PMID: 25812178 DOI: 10.1044/2015_jslhr-l-14-0235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to investigate the structure and measurement properties of the Aphasia Communication Outcome Measure (ACOM), a patient-reported outcome measure of communicative functioning for persons with aphasia. METHOD Three hundred twenty-nine participants with aphasia responded to 177 items asking about communicative functioning. The data were analyzed using a categorical item factor analysis approach. Validity of ACOM scores on the basis of their convergence with performance-based, clinician-reported, and surrogate-reported assessments of communication was also assessed. RESULTS Fifty-nine items that obtained adequate fit to a modified bifactor measurement model and functioned similarly across several demographic and clinical subgroupings were identified. The factor model estimates were transformed to item response theory graded response model parameters, and the resulting score estimates showed good precision and moderately strong convergence with other measures of communicative ability and functioning. A free software application for administration and scoring of the ACOM item bank is available from the first author. CONCLUSIONS The ACOM provides reliable measurement of patient-reported communicative functioning in aphasia. The results supported the validity of ACOM scores insofar as (a) factor analyses provided support for a coherent measurement model, (b) items functioned similarly across demographic and clinical subgroups, and (c) scores showed good convergence with measures of related constructs.
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