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Co-constructed storytelling for a person with aphasia from traumatic brain injury
Sloan, Josie
Sloan, Josie
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2024-04-12
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Sloan, Josie. 2024. Co-constructed storytelling for a person with aphasia from traumatic brain injury. -- In Proceedings: 23rd Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 17.
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Can co-constructed storytelling help a person with aphasia from a traumatic brain injury read and share their story? This study is a continuation of how the Aphasia-Friendly Reading approach developed by Regier (2021) can help a person with aphasia share their personal stories despite their communication challenges. A 31-year old male with aphasia from a traumatic brain injury that occured 7 years ago participated in the study. His mother participated in the study in the role of care partner and co-reader. In the first phase of the study, the participant selected three topics that he would like to tell stories about. Then, graduate student clinicians supervised by a speech language pathologist worked with the person with aphasia and co-reader to develop three personalized scripts for them to practice and read aloud together. A single subject multiple baseline design was used to measure improvement in oral story reading, and a pretest-posttest design was used to measure changes in standardized test scores. Following the story practice phase, a celebration for the participant was held, and family and friends were invited to hear the participant and his co-reader share their stories. Analyses of oral story reading accuracy showed significant improvement from pre-treatment to one month post treatment with a large effect size for one story and small effect sizes for the other two stories. Results of the pre- and post-treatment standardized test scores from the Western Aphasia BatteryRevised showed an increase in Aphasia Quotient Score from 65.5/100 (type Broca’s) to 70.4/100 (type Conduction, a milder aphasia type). Additionally, the participant and his coreader reported that they enjoyed sharing their stories and progress with their loved ones. These results are consistent with a prior study that used Aphasia-Friendly Reading intervention with people who had aphasia from stroke.
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Third place winner of poster presentations for Applied Sciences at the 23rd Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 12, 2024.
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Wichita State University
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URCAF;v.23