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Involving Individuals with Developmental Language Disorder and Their Parents/Carers in Research Priority Setting
Published on: June 6, 2020
Family involvement in the treatment of aphasia
Martha S Bums1, Kathy Y Dong2, Ann K Oehring3
1a Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Speech and Hearing Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign , Illinois Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Northwestern University Evanston , Illinois.
Abstract:
This case study was designed to determine whether a family-based approach to speech language therapy as defined by Andrews and Andrews (1990) provides a cost-effective approach to speech language treatment of chronic aphasia. A patient with chronic moderate Broca's aphasia participated in both conventional aphasia treatment and family-based treatment. Resu Its demonstrated that in this patient family-based therapy was at least as effective for communication improvement as traditional aphasia therapy and that it shows promise as a cost-effective adjunct or alternative to traditional treatment in patients with chronic aphasia.
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