Abstract / Description of output
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate integrated training for aphasia (ITA), a multicomponent language-production treatment based on part-whole learning that systematically trains lexical retrieval, sentence production, and discourse-level communications. Specific research objectives were to evaluate acquisition of target structures, statistical parameters associated with learning variables, treatment generalization, and the efficacy of individual treatment components.
Method: ITA was administered to 3 individuals with nonfluent aphasia following amultiple-baseline, across-behaviors design. Effect size and correlational coefficients were computed to assess acquisition, generalization, and maintenance of target structures. Standardized tests and a treatment efficacy questionnaire were also completed. Results: A significant treatment effect was found in 2 of the 3 participants. In addition, as is seen in normal skill acquisition, practice time and error rate were significantly correlated. All participants demonstrated evidence of generalization on standardized language measures. Only 1 participant improved, however, on the communication measures.
Results of the treatment component analysis revealed significant differences in the perceived efficacy of individual therapy tasks.
Conclusions: Findings add to the evidence supporting multicomponent aphasia treatments, provide preliminary support for ITA and the application of a part-whole learning approach, and suggest that specific treatment componentsmay contribute differentially to outcomes and generalization effects.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-119 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2014 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- aphasia
- intervention
- language
- communication
- SEMANTIC FEATURE ANALYSIS
- WORD-RETRIEVAL
- NAMING DISORDERS
- THERAPY
- CONTEXT
- AGRAMMATISM
- EFFICACY
- DEFICITS
- ADULTS
- VERB