Success rates of intensive aphasia therapy: real-world data from 448 patients between 2003 and 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aphasia is a devastating consequence after stroke, affecting millions of patients each year. Studies have shown that intensive speech and language therapy (SLT) is effective in the chronic phase of aphasia. Leveraging a large single-center cohort of persons with aphasia (PWA) including patients also in the subacute phase, we assessed treatment effects of intensive aphasia therapy in a real-world setting.

Methods

Data were collected at the Aachen aphasia ward in Germany between 2003 and 2020. Immediate treatment responses across different language domains were assessed with the Aachen Aphasia Test (AAT) using single-case psychometrics, conducted before and after 6-7 weeks of intensive SLT (10 h per week, median (IQR) dosage = 68 (61-76)). We adjusted for spontaneou

SUBMITTER: Peitz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561048 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature