Conversation treatment for persons with aphasia (PwA) can lead to significant changes on measures of language impairment and quality of life. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in greater use of telepractice treatment delivery; however little evidence exists regarding efficacy of a telepractice conversation group. The present study investigated the effects of telepractice group conversation treatment on standardized measures of language function and social oriented/patient-reported outcomes, as compared to in-person, and no-treatment control data. Eight PwA were recruited for inclusion in a telepractice conversation group treatment using a delayed, within-subjects design. Participants were compared to data taken from a larger RCT conducted previously (seven in-person participants and eight no-treatment control group participants). Results of evaluations conducted at baseline, pre-treatment, and post-treatment intervals revealed significant improvement from pre to post treatment on repetition and picture description tasks for the telepractice group. Compared to in-person group and no-treatment group data, results suggest superior benefits for in-person delivery of conversation group treatment compared to telepractice delivery. However, both in-person and telepractice treatment are superior to a no-treatment paradigm. Overall, results prompt further research regarding telepractice group conversation treatment for PwA.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/44468 |
| Date | 19 May 2022 |
| Creators | Dunne, Madeline |
| Contributors | Hoover, Elizabeth |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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