Aphasia Final Flashcards
Principles of Adult Learning
Self Concept
Prior Experience
Readiness to Learn
Psychosocial consequences of injury
5 Steps During Therapy
- Info gathering
- Collaborative goal setting
- Pretx assessment (baselining)
- Treatment
- Reassessment
Aphasia Treatment Essentials
CAPE
- Connecting PWA
- Augmentative/Alternative Communication
- Partner Training
- Education & Resources
* “Aphasia friendly” info
Steps of Good Evidence-Based Practice
- Frame clinical question (PICO)
- Population, intervention, comparison, outcome - Find/assess scientific evidence
- Analyze evidence
- Integrate external evidence w/ client values and circumstances
- Self-assessment/evaluation
Phase 1 - Pre-efficacy Studies
- See if evidence has therapeutic value
- Small sample sizes, case studies, single-subject design
Phase 2 - Pre-efficacy Studies
- Develop, standardize, optimize & validate procedures
- Explain why treatment works, who are ideal candidates
- Small group and case studies
- More hypothesis driven than phase 1
Phase 3 - Efficacy Studies
- Test treatment efficacy under ideal conditions of use
- Randomized control trials
- Large samples, control/parallel groups
Phase 4 - Effectiveness Studies
- Effectiveness of treatment under ordinary use
- Large samples of target population
Phase 5 - Effectiveness Studies
-Explore efficiency, cost-benefit, PT/family satisfaction, QoL
Class III Evidence
Weakest level
- Expert opinion, case series, case reports, historical controls
- Single subject multiple baseline across behaviours
Class II Evidence
Intermediate Level
- Well-designed observational studies w/ concurrent controls
- Single subject multiple baseline across subjects
Class I Evidence
Strongest Level
-One or more well-designed, randomized, controlled clinical trials, including overviews (meta analysis of such trials)
Constraint-Induced Language Therapy (CILT/CIAT)
Based on CIMT principles, it’s a “small group therapy”.. using therapeutic language games restricting responses to only spoken language
CILT Principles
- Constraint/Forced Use
- Massed Practice
- Behavioural Shaping
- “Enriched environment”
Pros of CILT
- Large gains over short time
- Group therapy
- Quick/cheap materials
- Sense of ownership over own rehab
- Active engagement
Cons of CILT
- Time commitment
- Huge family involvement
- Not appropriate for all aphasia types
- People use non-verbals a lot
Intervention for Anomia
Cueing hierarchies
Cueing Hierarchy Steps
- Determine what cues facilitate PT’s word retrieval
- Arrange cues in hierarchy (least to most or most to least supportive)
- Present pictures/objects
- If PT can’t correctly name object, start with first cue @ the top of the hierarchy
- If following that cue PT is still wrong, use next cue
- Continue w/ cues until PT is able to name the item correctly