Spoken Discourse Assessment and Analysis in Aphasia: An International Survey of Current Practices.

ABSTRACT: Purpose Spoken discourse analysis is commonly employed in the assessment and treatment of people living with aphasia, yet there is no standardization in assessment, analysis, or reporting procedures, thereby precluding comparison/meta-analyses of data and hindering replication of findings. An important first step is to identify current practices in collecting and analyzing spoken discourse in aphasia. Thus, this study surveyed current practices, with the goal of working toward standardizing spoken discourse assessment first in research settings with subsequent implementation into clinical settings. Method A mixed-methods (quantitative and qualitative) survey was publicized to researchers and clinicians around the globe who have collected and/or analyzed spoken discourse data in aphasia. Th

SUBMITTER: Stark BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9132151 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature