ReviewNeuropsychology review2022
What is Functional Communication? A Theoretical Framework for Real-World Communication Applied to Aphasia Rehabilitation.
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- Perceived listening ability and hearing loss: Systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Exploring the Effectiveness of Technology-Based Interventions in Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.International journal of language & communication disordersPooled it
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- Study protocol for the Functional Communication Checklist for people living with primary progressive aphasia.PloS one · 2024Article
- Validation of a Cantonese Version of the Amsterdam-Nijmegen Everyday Language Test (CANELT): A functional approach.PloS one · 2024Article
- Analyzing Language in the Picnic Scene Picture and in Conversation: The Type of Discourse Sample We Choose Influences Findings in People With Aphasia.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2023Article
- Exploring Concepts of Understanding in the Working Practice of Speech and Language Therapists in the UK: A Preliminary Survey.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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Abstract
Aphasia is an impairment of language caused by acquired brain damage such as stroke or traumatic brain injury, that affects a person's ability to communicate effectively. The aim of rehabilitation in aphasia is to improve everyday communication, improving an individual's ability to function in their day-to-day life. For that reason, a thorough understanding of naturalistic communication and its underlying mechanisms is imperative. The field of aphasiology currently lacks an agreed, comprehensive, theoretically founded definition of communication. Instead, multiple disparate interpretations of functional communication are used. We argue that this makes it nearly impossible to validly and reliably assess a person's communicative performance, to target this behaviour through therapy, and to measure improvements post-therapy. In this article we propose a structured, theoretical approach to defining the concept of functional communication. We argue for a view of communication as "situated language use", borrowed from empirical psycholinguistic studies with non-brain damaged adults. This framework defines language use as: (1) interactive, (2) multimodal, and (3) contextual. Existing research on each component of the framework from non-brain damaged adults and people with aphasia is reviewed. The consequences of adopting this approach to assessment and therapy for aphasia rehabilitation are discussed. The aim of this article is to encourage a more systematic, comprehensive approach to the study and treatment of situated language use in aphasia.
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