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Communication partner training to increase life participation for people with aphasia

Cox, Kaitlin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523459268147225

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2018, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Speech Language Pathology.
Abstract Background: People with aphasia often are unable to have meaningful conversations or participate in their communities due to language deficits. Research is often focused on typical or familiar communication partners such as friends and family. This study aimed to discover if unfamiliar communication partners in the community can be trained in order to increase life participation by increasing community opportunities. Aims: The current study aimed to evaluate how effective training potential communication partners is in order to increase life participation for individuals with aphasia. Procedures: Volunteers were recruited from docent volunteers from the Columbus Museum of Art. They were trained as a group over a 90 min session. The training course educated participants on an overview of aphasia and effective methods to utilize when communicating with a person with aphasia (PwA) in order to provide opportunities for communication. Alternative modes of communication and techniques were taught in the training course. The course aimed to increase the participants’ knowledge of 1) the role of a communication partner 2) how aphasia affects a PwA’s conversation 3) strategies to utilize when communicating with a PwA, and 4) overview of aphasia. Two measures including the Communication Effectiveness Index and an aphasia quiz were completed before and after the training course in order to examine the knowledge of the participants. Outcomes and results: There was statistically significant improvement on both the CETI and aphasia quizzes after the training course was complete as compared to the results before the training course.
Stacy Harnish, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Advisor)
Jennifer Brello, MEd, CCC-SLP (Committee Member)
55 p.
Speech Therapy
Communication partner training; life participation; people with aphasia; aphasia; Life participation Approach for Aphasia

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  • Cox, K. (2018). Communication partner training to increase life participation for people with aphasia [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523459268147225

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cox, Kaitlin. Communication partner training to increase life participation for people with aphasia. 2018. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523459268147225.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cox, Kaitlin. "Communication partner training to increase life participation for people with aphasia." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523459268147225

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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