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Communication impairment and activity limitation in stroke patients with severe aphasia.
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PMID:  20958196     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Purpose. This study investigated how patients with severe aphasia communicated in daily living, which verbal and non-verbal communication skills were spared and which were impaired, and whether activity limitations in communication are related to verbal impairments. Methods. Twenty-seven patients with severe aphasia and 9 with moderate aphasia originating from a sample of 102 aphasic persons followed up in a French regional survey were assessed with a communication test and a communication activity limitation questionnaire 12-18 months after a first stroke. Results. Patients with severe aphasia suffered severe activity limitations in communication, with performance 3-fold lower than that of patients with moderate aphasia, and 4-fold lower than scores attained by normals. Both aphasia severity and communication disability at follow-up were related to the initial severity of aphasia. Using a phone, credit card and a chequebook, reading and filling in administrative documents, and communication behaviours involved in social life were the most severely impaired. Non-verbal communication performance was not related to aphasia severity. Conclusions. We conclude that there is a great need for speech therapy research to develop new compensatory or alternative strategies for patients with severe aphasia.
Authors:
Benedicte Darrigrand; Sabine Dutheil; Valerie Michelet; Stephanie Rereau; Marc Rousseaux; Jean-Michel Mazaux
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-10-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Disability and rehabilitation     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1464-5165     ISO Abbreviation:  Disabil Rehabil     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9207179     Medline TA:  Disabil Rehabil     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1169-78     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Academic Hospital of Bordeaux and Research group EA 4136 Handicap and Nervous System, University of Bordeaux, France.
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