" My words were completely gone." A qualitative study of the information seeking behaviour of people with aphasia

B Kvikne, G Berget - 2022 - oda.oslomet.no
Introduction: Aphasia is an acquired language impairment, which affects the production and
comprehension of speech, reading and writing. Aphasia is associated with great cognitive …

Aphasia and Information Seeking

B Kvikne - Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on Human …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder, which affects the ability to produce and
comprehend written and/or spoken words. Aphasia is associated with great cognitive …

“I cannot find the words, it's broken”: The impact of aphasia on information searching

B Kvikne, G Berget - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Information searching requires many cognitive abilities, such as word mobilization to
express information needs, spelling skills to input queries and reading proficiency to …

" The brain can't cope": Insights about reading from people with chronic aphasia

J Webster, A Samouelle, J Morris - 2018 - osf.io
Background: Reading difficulties are a common feature of aphasia. There has been limited
in-depth investigation of how individuals perceive their difficulties and the impact of their …

What do people with aphasia want to be able to say? A content analysis of words identified as personally relevant by people with aphasia

R Palmer, H Hughes, T Chater - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Word finding is a common difficulty for people with aphasia. Targeting words
that are relevant to the individual could maximise the usefulness and impact of word finding …

Do picture‐naming tests provide a valid assessment of lexical retrieval in conversation in aphasia?

R Herbert, J Hickin, D Howard, F Osborne, W Best - Aphasiology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Word‐finding problems commonly occur in aphasia and can significantly affect
communication. Assessment of this deficit typically involves naming pictures. However, this …

What is known about the impact of impairments on information seeking and searching?

G Berget, A MacFarlane - Journal of the Association for …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Information seeking and access are essential for users in all walks of life, from addressing
personal needs such as finding flights to locating information needed to complete work …

Distinguishing semantic and lexical word retrieval deficits in people with aphasia

D Howard, C Gatehouse - Aphasiology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Identifying the point of breakdown in people with aphasia with disorders of
word retrieval is not straightforward. Evidence has been sought from:(i) the nature of the …

Is visual content in textual search interfaces beneficial to dyslexic users?

G Berget, F Mulvey, FE Sandnes - International Journal of Human …, 2016 - Elsevier
Dyslexia is a learning disability characterised by problems with accurate or fluent word
recognition, poor decoding, and poor spelling abilities. Although several studies have …

Evaluating a search interface for visually impaired searchers

N Gooda Sahib, A Tombros… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the information‐seeking behavior of visually impaired users is essential to
designing search interfaces that support them during their search tasks. In a previous article …