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ArticleDementia & neuropsychologia

Narrative discourse in Persian-speaking patients with mild Alzheimer's disease.

Masumeh Farivar, Zahra Ghayoumi Anaraki, Fatemeh Derakhshandeh, Nahid Baharloei, Marziyeh Poorjavad

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Masumeh Farivar(MSc Student), Speech Therapy, Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Zahra Ghayoumi Anaraki(PhD), Speech Therapy, Department of Speech Therapy, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Fatemeh Derakhshandeh(PhD), Speech Therapy, Craniofacial and Cleft Research Center, Isfahan University of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Nahid Baharloei(MSc), Speech Therapy, Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Marziyeh PoorjavadPhD, Speech Therapy, Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

Despite the significance of discourse impairments, they have not been thoroughly investigated in Persian-speaking patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

objectivethe aim of this study was to perform a multi-level analysis of narrative discourse in Persian-speaking patients with mild AD and to compare them with healthy elderly.

methodsthe study included 14 older adults with mild AD and a matched group of 14 healthy elderly. Using a storytelling task based on serial pictures, both macro- and micro-linguistic aspects of narrative discourse were assessed. Cohesion ratio and coherence were investigated as macrolinguistic dimensions of discourse. The studied microlinguistic features included syntactic complexity and verbal errors (mostly involving phonological and semantic paraphasias and mazes). Severity of AD was determined using the Cognitive Dementia Rating (CDR).

resultsthere were significant differences between the groups regarding cohesion ratio (0.9 ± 0.34 vs. 1.29 ± 0.45, p = 0.02) and coherence scores (2.43 ± 0.41 vs. 3.02 ± 0.81, p = 0.03). Verbal errors and syntactic complexity did not differ significantly between the groups.

conclusionPersian-speaking patients with mild AD show macrolinguistic impairments in producing discourses based on picture description. Therefore, intervention protocols should focus on the ability to organize information on a specific subject and also to connect sentences produced using appropriate cohesive ties.

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agingAlzheimer’s diseasedementiaoral narrative production

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