Impairment and Functional Interventions for Aphasia: Having it All

Aphasia, a cognitive-linguistic disorder secondary to stroke, is a frequent and often chronic consequence of stroke with detrimental effects on autonomy and health-related quality of life. Treatment of aphasia can be approached in a number of ways. Impairment-based approaches that focus on training...

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Published in:Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports 2014-06, Vol.2 (2), p.114-120
Main Authors: Galletta, Elizabeth E., Barrett, A. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aphasia
Brain research
Classification
Communication
Intervention
Language
Linguistics
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Phonology
Rehabilitation Medicine
Section Editor
Semantics
Sound
Stroke Rehabilitation (GE Francisco
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Summary:Aphasia, a cognitive-linguistic disorder secondary to stroke, is a frequent and often chronic consequence of stroke with detrimental effects on autonomy and health-related quality of life. Treatment of aphasia can be approached in a number of ways. Impairment-based approaches that focus on training a specific linguistic form can be implemented. Additionally, functionally oriented intervention such as supported conversation and aphasia groups are also frequently utilized when providing a treatment program for an individual with aphasia. Creating a treatment approach that includes both impairment and functional methodologies and considers how these relate to the three domains proposed by the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF)—body functions and structure, activity, and participation—can provide an individual with aphasia an optimal treatment program that is person-centered and multi-faceted.
ISSN:2167-4833
2167-4833
DOI:10.1007/s40141-014-0050-5