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An Evidence-Based Systematic Review on Communication Treatments for Individuals With Right Hemisphere Brain Damage
| Title: | An Evidence-Based Systematic Review on Communication Treatments for Individuals With Right Hemisphere Brain Damage |
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| Authors: | Margaret Lehman Blake, Tobi Frymark, Rebecca Venedictov |
| Source: | American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 22:146-160 |
| Publisher Information: | American Speech Language Hearing Association, 2013. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Subject Terms: | Language Disorders, 03 medical and health sciences, Speech-Language Pathology, 0302 clinical medicine, Evidence-Based Practice, Communication Disorders, Humans, Cerebral Infarction, 0305 other medical science, Speech Disorders, 3. Good health |
| Description: | PurposeThe purpose of this review is to evaluate and summarize the research evidence related to the treatment of individuals with right hemisphere communication disorders.MethodA comprehensive search of the literature using key words related to right hemisphere brain damage and communication treatment was conducted in 27 databases (e.g., PubMed, CINAHL). On the basis of a set of pre-established clinical questions, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and search parameters, studies investigating sentence- or discourse-level treatments were identified and evaluated for methodological quality. Data regarding participant, intervention, and outcome variables were reported.ResultsOnly 5 studies were identified, each representing a different sentence- or discourse-level treatment approach and reporting a wide range of prosodic, expressive, receptive, and pragmatic outcomes.ConclusionAlthough the state of the evidence pertaining to right hemisphere communication treatments is at a very preliminary stage, some positive findings were identified to assist speech-language pathologists who are working with individuals with right hemisphere brain damage. Clinical implications and recommendations for future research are explored. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1558-9110 1058-0360 |
| DOI: | 10.1044/1058-0360(2012/12-0021) |
| Access URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22878513 http://ajslp.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1782784 https://ajslp.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1782784 https://jslhr.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1782784 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/1058-0360(2012/12-0021) https://aja.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1782784 |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....a06840d35d5633aa825ab09ec28eefbc |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
| ISSN: | 15589110 10580360 |
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| DOI: | 10.1044/1058-0360(2012/12-0021) |