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ArticleAmerican journal of speech-language pathology2021

Embedding Aphasia-Modified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Script Training for Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Single-Case Pilot Study.

Kristin M Schaffer, William S Evans, Christina D Dutcher, Christina Philburn, Maya L Henry

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Article in American journal of speech-language pathology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Investigating changes in connected speech in nonfluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia following script training.Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior · 2025
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  8. Counseling and Care Partner Training in Primary Progressive Aphasia.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Kristin M SchafferDepartment of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin.ORCID 0000-0002-7342-9225
William S EvansDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
Christina D DutcherDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin.
Christina PhilburnAustin Mindfulness Center.
Maya L HenryDepartment of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin.ORCID 0000-0002-8745-6451

Funding

Establishing Evidence-based Treatment for Speech and Language in Primary Progressive AphasiaR01DC016291 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI HENRY, MAYA · 2017 to 2021
$3.3M
Rehabilitation of speech and language in primary progressive aphasiaR03DC013403 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI HENRY, MAYA · 2014 to 2016
$565k
Evaluating a Combined Communication and Counseling Intervention in Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Pilot Feasibility StudyF31DC019044 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI SCHAFFER, KRISTIN MARIE · 2020 to 2022
$74k
NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC019044NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC016291NIDCD NIH HHS R03 DC013403
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose This study sought to determine the initial feasibility and benefit of a novel intervention that combines speech-language treatment with counseling treatment for an individual with the nonfluent/agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Method Using a single-case experimental design, we evaluated the utility of modified script training paired with aphasia-modified cognitive behavioral therapy. The study employed a multiple baseline design across scripts for the primary linguistic outcome measure and a mixed methods approach for analyzing counseling outcomes. Psychosocial and communicative functioning scales were administered in conjunction with a phenomenological analysis of semi-structured interviews. Results The participant completed all study phases and participated in all treatment components. She met the criterion of 90% correct, intelligible scripted words on all trained scripts through 12 months post-treatment. Treatment outcomes were comparable to a comparison cohort that received script training without counseling (Henry et al., 2018). At post-treatment, the participant demonstrated stability or improvement on all measures of psychosocial and communicative functioning, with stability documented on seven out of 11 scales at follow-ups through 12 months post-treatment. A phenomenological analysis revealed pervasive themes of

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AphasiaAphasia, Primary ProgressiveCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansPilot ProjectsSpeech Therapy

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PMID34314249
PMCPMC8759527

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