TY - JOUR
T1 - Home treatment for aphasic patients by trained nonprofessionals
AU - Marshall, R. C.
AU - Wertz, R. T.
AU - Weiss, D. G.
AU - Aten, J. L.
AU - Brookshire, R. H.
AU - Garcia-Bunuel, L.
AU - Holland, A. L.
AU - Kurtzke, J. F.
AU - LaPointe, L. L.
AU - Milianti, F. J.
AU - Brannegan, R.
AU - Greenbaum, H.
AU - Vogel, D.
AU - Carter, J.
AU - Barnes, N. S.
AU - Goodman, R.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Thirty-seven aphasic men received 8-10 hr of individual treatment each week for 12 weeks from a home therapist (wife, friend, relative) who was trained and directed by a speech pathologist. Treatment was followed by 12 weeks of no treatment. Patients were evaluated at entry and at 6, 12, 18, and 24 weeks after entry with a battery of speech and language measures. The group made substantial progress on all measures during the 12 weeks of treatment and ceased to progress when treatment was discontinued. Progress for the home treatment patients did not differ significantly from that of patients who received 12 weeks of individual treatment from speech pathologists or from that of patients for whom treatment was deferred for 12 weeks. Patient selection, training of the home therapists, and other methodological aspects are described to assist speech pathologists in making decisions about the use of trained volunteers in aphasia treatment.
AB - Thirty-seven aphasic men received 8-10 hr of individual treatment each week for 12 weeks from a home therapist (wife, friend, relative) who was trained and directed by a speech pathologist. Treatment was followed by 12 weeks of no treatment. Patients were evaluated at entry and at 6, 12, 18, and 24 weeks after entry with a battery of speech and language measures. The group made substantial progress on all measures during the 12 weeks of treatment and ceased to progress when treatment was discontinued. Progress for the home treatment patients did not differ significantly from that of patients who received 12 weeks of individual treatment from speech pathologists or from that of patients for whom treatment was deferred for 12 weeks. Patient selection, training of the home therapists, and other methodological aspects are described to assist speech pathologists in making decisions about the use of trained volunteers in aphasia treatment.
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U2 - 10.1044/jshd.5403.462
DO - 10.1044/jshd.5403.462
M3 - Article
C2 - 2666745
AN - SCOPUS:0024381991
SN - 0022-4677
VL - 54
SP - 462
EP - 470
JO - Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
JF - Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
IS - 3
ER -