A Meta-Analysis of Word-Finding Treatments for Aphasia
Aphasiology
Wisenburn, B., & Mahoney, K. (2009).
Aphasiology, 23(11), 1338-1352.
This meta-analysis investigates the effect of word-finding treatments (e.g., phonological , semantic, mixed) on word finding in individuals with aphasia.
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The authors conclude that word finding treatments using a semantic, phonological or mixed treatment approach are efficacious for individuals with aphasia. However, no conclusions could be drawn to suggest that one intervention approach was better than another. Effect sizes (ES) were reportedly high for all treatments with maintenance of effect remaining substantial (ES=0.48) 3 months post-treatment.
