The Effectiveness of Verbal-Gestural Treatment on Verb Naming in Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation.

Autor: Armour M; Northwestern Medicine Aphasia Center at Marianjoy, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheaton, IL., Del Toro CM; Speech-Language Pathology Program, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of speech-language pathology [Am J Speech Lang Pathol] 2021 Mar 26; Vol. 30 (2), pp. 713-721. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 18.
DOI: 10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00365
Abstrakt: Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of verbal-gestural treatment on verb production in patients with acute aphasia. Method Treatment was delivered during inpatient stay to four participants using a single-subject design. Results All patients demonstrated improvements in verbal expression. Some patients' improvements generalized to untrained verbs and nouns. Conclusions This study indicates verbal-gestural treatment can be an effective treatment model for acute aphasia in a hospital environment. Concurrent deficits resulting from stroke may impact the success with verbal-gestural treatment at this acute phase of recovery.
Databáze: MEDLINE