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| Author(s): |
Machado, Thais Helena
[1, 2, 3]
;
Carthery-Goulart, Maria Teresa
[4, 5, 6]
;
Campanha, Aline Carvalho
[2]
;
Caramelli, Paulo
[1, 2]
Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Fac Med, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Aplicadas Saude Adulto, BR-30130100 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Fac Med, Dept Clin Med, Grp Pesquisa Neurol Cognit & Comportamento, BR-30130100 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil
[3] Av Prudente Morais, 290 Sala 1106, BR-30380002 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed ABC, Grp Estudos Neurociencia Linguagem & Cognicao, Nucleo Interdisciplinar Neurociencia Aplicada, Ctr Matemat Comp & Cognicao, Sao Bernardo Do Campo, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Div Clin Neurol, Grp Neurol Cognit & Comportamento, Hosp Clin, Fac Med, BR-05403000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[6] INCT ECCE Inst Nacl Ciencia & Tecnol Comportament, Rodovia Washington Luis, 235, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | BRAIN SCIENCES; v. 11, n. 10 OCT 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Background: Practice-based evidence can inform and support clinical decision making. Case-report series about the implementation of programs in real-world clinical settings may contribute to verifying the effectiveness of interventions for treating PPA in specific contexts, as well as illustrating challenges that need to be overcome. Objective: To describe and provide practice-based evidence on the effectiveness of four cognitive rehabilitation programs designed for individuals with PPA and directed to speech and language impairments, which were implemented in a specialized outpatient clinic. Methods: Multiple single-case study. Eighteen individuals with different subtypes of PPA were each assigned to one out of four training programs based on comprehensive speech and language assessments. The treatments targeted naming deficits, sentence production, speech apraxia, and phonological deficits. Pre- and post-treatment assessments were undertaken to compare trained and untrained items. Gains were generalized to a different task in the first two types of intervention (naming and sentence production). A follow-up assessment was conducted 1-8 months after treatment among 7 participants. Results: All individuals presented better performance in the trained items at the post-test for each rehabilitation program accomplished, demonstrating that learning of the trained strategies was achieved during the active phase of treatment. For 13 individuals, statistical significance was reached; while for five, the results were maintained. Results about untrained items, generalization to other tasks, and follow-up assessments are presented. Conclusions: The positive results found in our sample bring some practice-based evidence for the benefits of speech and language treatment strategies for clinical management of individuals with PPA.</p> (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/50909-8 - INCT 2014: Behavior, Cognition and Teaching (INCT-ECCE): relational learning and symbolic functioning |
| Grantee: | Deisy das Graças de Souza |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |