Treatment of aphasia Flashcards
What is a restorative approach to treatment?
focus is on treating the impairment or changing body structure and bodily function; must include FUNCTION in goals if you want to be reimbursed.
Examples of treatment to address naming are
semantic feature analysis (SFA), hierarchical cueing, phonemic cueing
What is a compensatory approch to treatment?
focus is on quality of life and improving participation in daily activities
What treatments might be used in a compensatory approach?
multimodal, AAC, gesture, LPAA, conversation, scripts, supportive conversation
Examples of treatments to address comprehension and production are
VNeST; treatment of underlying forms; sentence mapping therapy
Examples of treatments to address aphasia and apraxia of speech are
VAST, CAST, and phonomotor
How long is treatment in an acute care hospital?
a few days
How long is treatment for acute rehabilitation?
1-4 weeks post-onset; treatment may be up to 3 hours
How long is treatment in subacute rehabilitation?
4-6 more weeks or in place of acute, 2 hrs tx a day
How long is treatment in a home situation?
6 weeks to 6 months post-onset
Treatment for syntax issues for someone with aphasia include
linguistic training and loose training
When treating syntax in aphasia, linguistic training includes
sentence mapping, VNeST, treatment of underlying forms, HELPSS/Sentence Production Program for Aphasia
When treating syntax in aphasia, loose training includes
response elaboration training
When treating naming in aphasia, treatment methods include
cueing using nouns and verbs; gestures; multimodal treatment; semantic multimodal treatment; such approaches focus on single words
Compensatory/Social treatments for aphasia include
multimodal means of communication; focus on quality of life and increasing participation in activities
