Comprehensive intervention combining group and personalized language therapy in primary progressive aphasia: Quantitative and qualitative findings.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Increasingly, studies are demonstrating language and communication improvement after behavioral interventions for primary progressive aphasia (PPA), and the caregiver perspective has been highlighted as critically important to determining treatment success in this population. This is an exploratory study investigating a comprehensive, person-centered intervention promoting everyday communication, functional independence, and quality of life for people with PPA (PwPPA) and their caregivers.

Methods

Four intervention programs were run separately in 6 to 8 week blocks with a total of 14 dyads (PwPPA and caregiver) enrolled. Group sessions lasted 2 hours and included communication strategy training, PPA education from multidisciplinary experts, speech therapy for Pw

SUBMITTER: Simic T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12281019 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature