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How intensive does anomia therapy for people with aphasia need to be ?

SAGE K; SNELL PG; LAMBON RALPH MA
NEUROPSYCHOL REHABIL , 2011, vol. 21, n° 1, p. 26-41
Doc n°: 150206
Localisation : Centre de Réadaptation de Lay St Christophe

D.O.I. : http://dx.doi.org/DOI:10.1080/09602011.2010.528966
Descripteurs : AD61 - TROUBLES DU LANGAGE. APHASIE

The intensity of aphasia therapy has been a key clinical question. The aim of
this case-series study was to compare the outcome of intensive and non-intensive
therapy in the relearning of words for people with aphasia. Eight participants
took part in a study comparing the intensity of delivery of the therapy.
Participants received two courses of the same therapy (each lasting 10 sessions)
delivered either intensively or non-intensively.
Therapy consisted of
confrontation naming with progressive phonemic and orthographic cues.
Post-therapy assessments were carried out immediately after the study and one
month later. Performance was also monitored during each therapy session.
Immediately post-therapy, both types of therapy had improved naming accuracy
considerably and there was no significant difference between the two
interventions. One month later, seven out of eight participants showed a small
yet significant difference in naming accuracy, favouring non-intensive over
intense therapy. There were no differences in the learning patterns during the
therapy sessions between the intensive and non-intensive therapies. For the
majority of people with aphasia post-stroke, both intense and non-intense therapy
for anomia leads to improved naming performance. Retention at one-month post
therapy is relatively superior after non-intensive therapy.

Langue : ANGLAIS

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