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Effect of repeated maze treatment on sentence formulation accuracy and response time
Hutchens, Logan
Hutchens, Logan
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2023-03-01
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The purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of repeated use of the maze task from the field of sentence processing as a treatment for sentence formulation in people with aphasia in terms of accuracy and response time. Aphasia is a language impairment resulting from stroke or brain injury, including difficulty with word finding and formulating sentences. The maze task involves formulating sentences one word at a time by choosing the correct of two options at each step. This quasi-experimental design study included seven participants with chronic aphasia. The treatment involved performing the computerized maze task for six sessions. In order to investigate how effective the treatment was, accuracy and response times were recorded during each treatment session for later analysis. Preliminary results indicated that, overall, participants’ accuracy on the task increased and their response time decreased with repeated performance of the task. Further analysis is needed to see if these effects are significant. Additionally, follow-up is needed to determine whether these effects persist in the long-term.
The study also allowed investigation of how the participants with aphasia comprehended the meaning of the sentences at each step. The data collected from the current study can be used in comparison with previous research on adults with typical language abilities who performed the same task. This comparison allows examination of the strategies that each person with aphasia utilized when processing the sentences and, thus, what they may need to focus on in further therapy.
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Poster project completed at the Wichita State University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Presented at the Kansas Undergraduate Student Research Day at the Capitol, Topeka, KS, March 1, 2023.
Sponsored by Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College.
Sponsored by Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College.
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Wichita State University