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Identifying the Active Ingredients of a Computerized Speech and Language Therapy Intervention for Poststroke Aphasia: Multiple Methods Investigation Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial

Identifying the Active Ingredients of a Computerized Speech and Language Therapy Intervention for Poststroke Aphasia: Multiple Methods Investigation Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial

Approximately one-third of stroke survivors experience aphasia, an acquired communication disorder, affecting the production and comprehension of verbal language and the ability to read or write [2]. Due to health care costs, limited speech and language therapy is provided to people with poststroke aphasia beyond the first few months [3]. Self-managed approaches have gained traction as health care providers try to meet the growing demand for their services [4].

Madeleine Harrison, Rebecca Palmer, Cindy Cooper

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2023;10:e47542

Evaluation of an Electronic Care and Rehabilitation Planning Tool With Stroke Survivors With Aphasia: Usability Study

Evaluation of an Electronic Care and Rehabilitation Planning Tool With Stroke Survivors With Aphasia: Usability Study

A specific condition that many stroke survivors experience is aphasia, which results in difficulties in verbal expression, reading or writing, and understanding what others are saying [36,37]. Stroke survivors with aphasia are even less involved in the design and evaluation of different e Health services. In the area of aphasia, there have been some studies focusing on the rehabilitation and speech-language treatment of patients with aphasia using ICT that show promising results [38,39].

Nadia Davoody, Aboozar Eghdam, Sabine Koch, Maria Hägglund

JMIR Hum Factors 2023;10:e43861

A Tablet-Based Aphasia Assessment System “STELA”: Feasibility and Validation Study

A Tablet-Based Aphasia Assessment System “STELA”: Feasibility and Validation Study

Many standardized tests are widely used for evaluating language dysfunction, such as the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) and Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Exam in clinical settings. However, these tests take considerable time to be administered. Lengthy assessments can pose difficulties for patients with stroke or cranial trauma with language impairments, who often have trouble with long-term concentration due to effects such as inattention and limited endurance [1,2].

Yoko Inamoto, Masahiko Mukaino, Sayuri Imaeda, Manami Sawada, Kumi Satoji, Ayako Nagai, Satoshi Hirano, Hideto Okazaki, Eiichi Saitoh, Shigeru Sonoda, Yohei Otaka

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e42219

A Telemedicine Platform for Aphasia: Protocol for a Development and Usability Study

A Telemedicine Platform for Aphasia: Protocol for a Development and Usability Study

When caused by neurodegenerative syndromes, aphasia can be diagnosed as primary progressive aphasia and classified as logopenic, semantic, and nonfluent/agrammatic [3]. When caused by stroke, it can be classified as anomic, Broca (motor), Wernicke (sensory), global, conduction, and transcortical (motor, sensory, and mixed) [4,5]. As the main impairments of aphasia are related to the expression and comprehension of language, aphasia can be divided into 2 large groups: expressive and receptive [6].

Monara Nunes, Ariel Soares Teles, Daniel Farias, Claudia Diniz, Victor Hugo Bastos, Silmar Teixeira

JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(11):e40603

Design Innovation for Engaging and Accessible Digital Aphasia Therapies: Framework Analysis of the iReadMore App Co-Design Process

Design Innovation for Engaging and Accessible Digital Aphasia Therapies: Framework Analysis of the iReadMore App Co-Design Process

More commonly, alexia occurs as part of a generalized language disorder known as aphasia, where the other domains of language (speaking, listening, and writing) may also be impaired. A third of stroke survivors develop some form of aphasia [2], and two-thirds of people with aphasia present with alexia [3]. The loss of reading ability can preclude many areas of life participation, such as socializing, working, and living independently.

Tom Langford, Victoria Fleming, Emily Upton, Catherine Doogan, Alexander Leff, Daniela M Romano

JMIR Neurotech 2022;1(1):e39855

Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial

Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial

Aphasia is an acquired language disorder, most commonly caused by stroke. It can impact linguistic expression and comprehension in written and oral modalities. As such, this condition can have devastating consequences on the social, emotional, and occupational functioning of people with aphasia [1].

Esther S Kim, Laura Laird, Carlee Wilson, Till Bieg, Philip Mildner, Sebastian Möller, Raimund Schatz, Stephanie Schwarz, Robert Spang, Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons, Elizabeth Rochon

JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(7):e30621

Closing the Digital Divide in Speech, Language, and Cognitive Therapy: Cohort Study of the Factors Associated With Technology Usage for Rehabilitation

Closing the Digital Divide in Speech, Language, and Cognitive Therapy: Cohort Study of the Factors Associated With Technology Usage for Rehabilitation

Nearly one-third of stroke survivors present with aphasia, an acquired disorder of language processing that can affect speech comprehension, expression, reading, or writing [2,3]. In addition to negatively impacting a patient’s quality of life and ability to participate in their community, poststroke aphasia is also associated with significantly higher rates of mortality, length of hospital stay, and utilization of health care services [4-7].

Michael Munsell, Emily De Oliveira, Sadhvi Saxena, Jason Godlove, Swathi Kiran

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(2):e16286

The Challenges of Including Patients With Aphasia in Qualitative Research for Health Service Redesign: Qualitative Interview Study

The Challenges of Including Patients With Aphasia in Qualitative Research for Health Service Redesign: Qualitative Interview Study

Stroke is the leading cause of aphasia [4], a disorder of communication, and Australian data suggests that approximately 29% of patients with acute stroke present to hospital with aphasia [5]. About 40% of all people who experience a stroke develop aphasia, with variation in the severity ranging from mild cases, with occasional difficulties in word-finding, to total loss of oral output [6].

Sarah Jane Prior, Andrea Miller, Steven Campbell, Karen Linegar, Gregory Peterson

J Particip Med 2020;12(1):e12336

Therapist-Guided Tablet-Based Telerehabilitation for Patients With Aphasia: Proof-of-Concept and Usability Study

Therapist-Guided Tablet-Based Telerehabilitation for Patients With Aphasia: Proof-of-Concept and Usability Study

Aphasia is an acquired language impairment that follows brain injury. It affects the linguistic modalities of auditory comprehension, verbal expression, reading, and writing and must be distinguished from other cognitive communication problems [1]. Aphasia is common in patients with stroke and traumatic brain injury. In acute stroke, it affects about one-third of the patients [2,3]. The recovery depends mainly on the type of aphasia and severity of the initial insult.

Stephan Moreno N Gerber, Narayan Schütz, Arif Sinan Uslu, Nadine Schmidt, Carina Röthlisberger, Patric Wyss, Sandra Perny, Corina Wyss, Monica Koenig-Bruhin, Prabitha Urwyler, Thomas Nyffeler, Laura Marchal-Crespo, Urs Peter Mosimann, René Martin Müri, Tobias Nef

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2019;6(1):e13163