Aims: The aim of this article is to identify which existing instrument of functional
communication from the aphasia literature best fits with a theoretically founded definition of …

Purpose The patient's perspective of their health is a core component of evidence-based
practice (EBP) and person-centered care. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), captured with …

Purpose Group conversation treatment has the potential to improve communication and
reduce social isolation for people with aphasia. This project examined how 2 conflicting …

Background In clinical practice and in research, aphasia measurement instruments are used
for many reasons: to screen and diagnose, to identify deficits and strengths, and to measure …

Background: Researchers are currently discussing the need for consensus on a core set of
outcome measures to assess interventions in aphasia. For indirect, environmental …

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 To empirically assign severity levels (eg, mild, moderate) to four relatively new
patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for adults with acquired cognitive/language …

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

Background Treatment success is the desired outcome in aphasia rehabilitation. However,
to date, there is a lack of consensus on what defines a'successful'result on a given aphasia …

Purpose: Best practices in the field of aphasia rehabilitation increasingly acknowledge a
whole-person approach that values interventions aimed at reducing impairments, while also …