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A Functional Gestural Communication Intervention for Individuals with Chronic and Severe Aphasia

Powlen, Skylar Kay
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0028-0036
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1429723110

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2015, Master of Arts, Miami University, Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Introduction: Gestural communication intervention programs have been cited within the literature as a means to compensate for the deficits of aphasia. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an intensive, personally relevant (PR), gesturally based group intervention program, would support comprehension and gestural expression in individuals with severe chronic aphasia. Methods: Four participants were enrolled in a single case research design for nine, two-hour treatment sessions, over three weeks. Participants received gestural training of PR stimuli in an intensive, group intervention. Results: Three of the four participants demonstrated large effect sizes within gestural comprehension. All of the participants demonstrated positive gains in gestural production of category and PR words. Conclusions: Comprehension can be enhanced with the use of personally relevant gestures in an intensive group intervention. In addition, production of PR gestures can increase following an intensive treatment protocol; however, results were variable due to participant’s limb apraxia.
Kelly Knollman-Porter, Ph.D (Advisor)
Donna Scarborough, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Laura Kelly, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
51 p.
Speech Therapy
aphasia; gesture; personally relevant; comprehension; gestural expression

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  • Powlen, S. K. (2015). A Functional Gestural Communication Intervention for Individuals with Chronic and Severe Aphasia [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1429723110

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Powlen, Skylar. A Functional Gestural Communication Intervention for Individuals with Chronic and Severe Aphasia. 2015. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1429723110.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Powlen, Skylar. "A Functional Gestural Communication Intervention for Individuals with Chronic and Severe Aphasia." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1429723110

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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