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 …

Background The complexity of communication presents challenges for clinical assessment,
outcome measurement and intervention for people with acquired brain injury. For the …

Purpose: People with aphasia express that improved conversational discourse is a primary
rehabilitation goal. Discourse is usually assessed using monologue, such as a picture …

Purpose: Conversation-focused speech-language pathology services are a top priority for
people living with aphasia, but little is known about how researchers measure conversation …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether the correct information unit
(CIU) can be reliably applied to unstructured conversational discourse in people with …

Purpose This study evaluated interrater reliability (IRR) and test–retest stability (TRTS) of
seven linguistic measures (percent correct information units, relevance, subject–verb …

Purpose: Evidence has shown that group conversation treatment may improve
communication and reduce social isolation for people with aphasia. However, little is known …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to advance the use of structured, monologic discourse
analysis by validating an automated scoring procedure for core lexicon (CoreLex) using …

Purpose: People with aphasia and their families want rehabilitation services that improve
real-world communication. Thus, clinicians and researchers have increased focus on …

Purpose: Text messaging is a pervasive form of communication in today's digital society. Our
prior research indicates that individuals with aphasia text, but they vary widely in how …