The Efficacy of Functional Communication Therapy for Chronic Aphasic Patients
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Speech Language Hearing Association in Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
- Vol. 47 (1) , 93-96
- https://doi.org/10.1044/jshd.4701.93
Abstract
Twelve weeks of therapy emphasizing functional communication content was conducted twice weekly in a group setting for seven chronic aphasic patients whose average post-onset time was 97.9 months. Porch Index of Communicative Abilities (PICA) test scores did not change significantly as a result of this treatment Communicative Abilities in Daily Living (CADL) test scores, however, revealed statistically significant improvement in post-treatment performances. A final administration of CADL tests six weeks after cessation of functional communication treatment indicated that the positive change in CADL scores had been maintained.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Veterans Administration Cooperative Study on AphasiaJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1981
- Influence of Rehabilitation on Language Skills in Aphasic PatientsArchives of Neurology, 1979
- Evolution of Aphasia and Language Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Exploratory StudyCortex, 1964