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View article: Treatment Fidelity in a Feasibility Trial of the Aphasia Intervention, Virtual Elaborated Semantic Feature Analysis
Treatment Fidelity in a Feasibility Trial of the Aphasia Intervention, Virtual Elaborated Semantic Feature Analysis Open
Background and Aims The reliability and validity of an intervention can be improved by checking treatment fidelity (TF). TF methods identify core components of an intervention, check their presence (or absence) and identify threats to fide…
View article: Developing a new aphasia therapy for a virtual world: the Virtual Elaborated Semantic Features Analysis (VESFA) intervention
Developing a new aphasia therapy for a virtual world: the Virtual Elaborated Semantic Features Analysis (VESFA) intervention Open
Virtual Elaborated Semantic Feature Analysis is a user-informed, theory-based complex aphasia intervention that is expected to improve word finding, word use in situated conversation and wellbeing.
View article: Experiences and perspectives of UK speech and language therapists on telehealth assessment with people living with post‐stroke aphasia
Experiences and perspectives of UK speech and language therapists on telehealth assessment with people living with post‐stroke aphasia Open
Background Stroke care in the UK was significantly affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic, with many services switching to telehealth. Post‐pandemic, a UK survey of speech and language therapists (SLTs) working with people with aphasia (PWA) sh…
View article: Data visualization and decision making in adults with acquired and developmental language disabilities: A scoping review
Data visualization and decision making in adults with acquired and developmental language disabilities: A scoping review Open
Background Accessibility of data visualization has been explored for users with visual disabilities but the needs of users with language disabilities have seldom been considered. Aim This scoping review synthesised what is known about data…
View article: A feasibility randomised waitlist-controlled trial of a personalised multi-level language treatment for people with aphasia: The remote LUNA study
A feasibility randomised waitlist-controlled trial of a personalised multi-level language treatment for people with aphasia: The remote LUNA study Open
Background Stroke survivors with aphasia want to improve their everyday talking (discourse). In current UK practice, 90% of speech and language therapists believe discourse assessment and treatment is part of their role but are hampered by…
View article: What Conversation Topics are Meaningful to People with Aphasia? A qualitative study
What Conversation Topics are Meaningful to People with Aphasia? A qualitative study Open
Background Speech and language therapists apply word finding therapies for people with aphasia with good outcomes on treated words but limited evidence of generalisation to untreated words. As generalisation cannot be assumed, there is a n…
View article: Delivering Script Therapy for people with aphasia in EVA Park: Two single case treatment studies
Delivering Script Therapy for people with aphasia in EVA Park: Two single case treatment studies Open
BACKGROUND: There are few applications of virtual reality (VR) in aphasia rehabilitation. EVA Park is an online VR platform developed with and for people with aphasia. Our research is testing its potential to host aphasia therapies. OBJECT…
View article: The use of virtual reality in the rehabilitation of aphasia: a systematic review
The use of virtual reality in the rehabilitation of aphasia: a systematic review Open
Uses of VR in aphasia rehabilitation described in the literature are limited. Most applications target the remediation of language impairments. Opportunities to address activity, participation, and wider aspects of well-being are rare.IMPL…
View article: Voice Related Coping in Professional Voice Users-A Systematic Review
Voice Related Coping in Professional Voice Users-A Systematic Review Open
Seeking social support was highlighted as a frequently used coping strategy across studies and measures. Teachers with high vocal handicap used a passive coping pattern and active coping styles were not significantly used. Current evidence…
View article: The use of virtual reality in the rehabilitation of aphasia: a systematic review
The use of virtual reality in the rehabilitation of aphasia: a systematic review Open
This systematic review explored how virtual reality (VR) has been used to rehabilitate aphasia. Empirical studies were included where VR was used to target language, well-being, or quality of life in adults with acquired language impairmen…
View article: Delivering group support for people with aphasia in a virtual world: experiences of service providers
Delivering group support for people with aphasia in a virtual world: experiences of service providers Open
Service providers found delivery of group support intervention in a virtual world to be acceptable. The use of a bespoke virtual world to deliver group support intervention may enhance the experience and increase its accessibility, enablin…
View article: A randomised trial of social support group intervention for people with aphasia: A Novel application of virtual reality
A randomised trial of social support group intervention for people with aphasia: A Novel application of virtual reality Open
About a third of strokes cause aphasia, or language loss, with profound consequences for the person's social participation and quality of life. These problems may be mitigated by group social support. But this intervention is not available…
View article: Evaluating the Benefits of Aphasia Intervention Delivered in Virtual Reality: Results of a Quasi-Randomised Study
Evaluating the Benefits of Aphasia Intervention Delivered in Virtual Reality: Results of a Quasi-Randomised Study Open
There was excellent compliance with the intervention, with no participants lost to follow up and most (18/20) receiving at least 88% of the intended treatment dose. Intervention brought about significant gains on a measure of functional co…
View article: Codesign for people with aphasia through tangible design languages
Codesign for people with aphasia through tangible design languages Open
Codesign techniques encourage designers and end-users to work together in the creation of design solutions, but often make assumptions about the ways in which participants will be able to communicate. This can lead to the unwitting exclusi…