PMID- 20379961
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100714
LR  - 20220311
IS  - 1098-9056 (Electronic)
IS  - 0734-0478 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 1
DP  - 2010 Feb
TI  - Oral reading for language in aphasia: impact of aphasia severity on cross-modal 
      outcomes in chronic nonfluent aphasia.
PG  - 42-51
LID - 10.1055/s-0029-1244952 [doi]
AB  - This study examined the efficacy of a treatment, Oral Reading for Language in 
      Aphasia (ORLA), for individuals with chronic nonfluent aphasia of varying 
      severity levels. With ORLA, the person with aphasia systematically and repeatedly 
      reads sentences aloud, first in unison with the clinician and then independently. 
      Following a period of no treatment, 25 individuals with chronic nonfluent aphasia 
      received 24 sessions of ORLA, 1 to 3 times per week. A small, but significant 
      mean change in the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) Aphasia Quotient (AQ) was 
      obtained from pre- to post-treatment. When subjects were divided by severity, 
      medium effect sizes were obtained for all severity levels from pre- to 
      post-treatment for the WAB AQ. Medium effect sizes were obtained for the severe 
      aphasia group on the WAB reading subtests only, for the moderate aphasia group on 
      the discourse measures only, and for the mild to moderate aphasia group on both 
      the discourse and WAB writing subtests. Although more intensive therapy is 
      preferred, individuals with chronic nonfluent aphasia may improve their language 
      skills with low-intensity ORLA treatment, and differences in modality-specific 
      outcomes may be anticipated based on the severity of the aphasia.
CI  - Thieme Medical Publishers.
FAU - Cherney, Leora R
AU  - Cherney LR
AD  - Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 
      USA. Lcherney@ric.org
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
DEP - 20100408
PL  - United States
TA  - Semin Speech Lang
JT  - Seminars in speech and language
JID - 8405117
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aphasia, Broca/diagnosis/*therapy
MH  - Chronic Disease
MH  - *Comprehension
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Language Tests
MH  - *Language Therapy
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Phonetics
MH  - Practice, Psychological
MH  - *Reading
MH  - *Speech Perception
MH  - Speech Production Measurement
MH  - Stroke/complications
MH  - *Verbal Behavior
EDAT- 2010/04/10 06:00
MHDA- 2010/07/16 06:00
CRDT- 2010/04/10 06:00
PHST- 2010/04/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/04/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/07/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1055/s-0029-1244952 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Semin Speech Lang. 2010 Feb;31(1):42-51. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1244952. Epub 2010 
      Apr 8.