Article

This review synthesizes studies involving communication interventions
for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI).
METHODS: Systematic searches of
electronic databases, journals and reference lists identified 21 studies meeting
inclusion criteria. These studies were evaluated in terms of: (a) participants,
(b) communication mode, (c) targeted communication skills, (d) intervention
procedures, (e) intervention results and (f) certainty of evidence. RESULTS:
Across these studies, intervention was provided to a total of 184 participants
aged 4-86 years. Communication skills targeted included: (a)
social/conversational skills, (b) labelling objects, (c) receptive language, (d)
sentence construction, (e) decreasing verbosity and (f) multiple skill areas.
Intervention approaches were categorized as systematic/direct instruction,
discussion and role play or not clearly described. Positive outcomes were
reported in 57% of the studies, with three studies categorized as conclusive.
CONCLUSION: This literature base is considered inconclusive due to the lack of
conclusive studies, the limited number of participants and the lack of
replication for any single intervention approach.

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