Evaluating Group Therapy for Aphasia: What Is the Evidence?
EBP Briefs
Layfield, C. A., Ballard, K. J., et al. (2013).
EBP Briefs, 7(5), 1-17.
This systematic review investigates the effects of group-based aphasia treatment on impairment, activity, and/or participation in individuals with stroke-induced aphasia.
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1950-2012
Peer-reviewed, empirical study designs (not further specified)
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Four studies were included in this review, one comparing the effect of group treatment to individual treatment, one comparing the effect of group treatment to a no treatment control, and two examining the effect of a combined group and individual treatment approach. The results from all included studies indicate that group aphasia treatment facilitates improvements in linguistic, pragmatic and discourse-based outcomes. Further research is warranted to determine the role of individual and group service delivery models to improve communication outcomes at the impairment, activity and participation levels.
