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Feasibility of Integrating Music Therapy into Routine Speech-Language Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Real-World Outpatient Study.
| Τίτλος: | Feasibility of Integrating Music Therapy into Routine Speech-Language Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Real-World Outpatient Study. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Taarmat N; Candidate of M.A. in Music Therapy, Graduate School, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand., Prathanee B; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand., Kaenampornpan P; Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand., Unasri N; Speech therapist, Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand., Phutthikhamin N; Department of Adult Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. |
| Πηγή: | NeuroRehabilitation [NeuroRehabilitation] 2026 Sep; Vol. 59 (2), pp. 291-301. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 08. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: IOS Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9113791 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-6448 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10538135 NLM ISO Abbreviation: NeuroRehabilitation Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Amsterdam : IOS Press Original Publication: Reading, MA : Andover Medical Publishers, Inc., c1991- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Music Therapy*/methods , Aphasia*/rehabilitation , Aphasia*/etiology , Stroke Rehabilitation*/methods , Stroke*/complications , Language Therapy*/methods , Speech Therapy*/methods , Outcome Assessment, Health Care*, Anxiety/etiology ; Anxiety/rehabilitation ; Humans ; Male ; Feasibility Studies ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Outpatients ; Adult |
| Περίληψη: | BackgroundEvidence on the feasibility of integrating music therapy into routine post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation in real-world settings remains limited.ObjectiveTo examine the feasibility of integrating a structured music therapy protocol into conventional speech-language therapy for post-stroke aphasia and explore preliminary outcomes.MethodsThis quasi-experimental study was conducted in an outpatient speech-language clinic in Thailand. Participants received standard speech-language therapy or therapy combined with a manualised music therapy protocol. The intervention represents a dose-augmented feasibility design, as the experimental group received increased overall therapeutic contact time. Language performance was assessed using the Thai Adaptation of the Western Aphasia Battery, and anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Form Y-2. Pre-post changes were examined using descriptive statistics and exploratory analyses, including paired tests for within-group comparisons and independent tests for between-group differences.ResultsThe intervention was feasible, with complete delivery and assessment. Within-group improvements in language performance were observed in both groups, with greater gains in the music therapy-augmented group; however, between-group differences were not statistically significant. Anxiety scores decreased in both groups, with no significant differences. Interpretation of anxiety outcomes is limited by the use of a trait-based measure, which may reflect the limited sensitivity of trait-based measure to short-term changes.ConclusionsIntegrating music therapy into routine speech-language rehabilitation for post-stroke aphasia is feasible in a real-world outpatient setting. Findings should be interpreted as exploratory and reflective of increased therapeutic exposure rather than modality-specific effectiveness. These results inform the design of future dose-matched and methodologically rigorous trials. |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: aphasia; feasibility study; music therapy; quasi-experimental design; speech-language therapy; stroke rehabilitation |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260708 Date Completed: 20260826 Latest Revision: 20260826 |
| Update Code: | 20260826 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10538135261465902 |
| PMID: | 42417018 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1878-6448 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/10538135261465902 |