R47.0
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Teletherapeutic intervention for people with chronic aphasia based on the biographical-narrative work in the project "narraktiv" with 5 individual sessions of 45 min each and 7 group sessions
Sponsors
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Included are individuals living with chronic aphasia (at least 6 months post-onset) with only a moderate impairment in language comprehension (at least t-value 44 in the sub-test language comprehension of the Aachen Aphasia Test). In the biographical-narrative interviews, methodologically necessarily only few comprehension aids are offered, so that a more severe impairment of speech comprehension makes participation impossible. An intact visual acuity (if necessary with visual aid) and an intact hearing function (if necessary with hearing aid) should be given. Findings from the piloting on further parameters that influence the use of the technology can also be taken into account for inclusion.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria, as well as individuals living with additional other psychiatric-neurological conditions that affect quality of life (especially major depressive episodes, onset of dementia as judged by a doctor) and individuals who do not consent to video recording will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in quality of life of people with aphasia measured with the SAQOL-39 (Stroke and Aphasia Quality Of Life scale 39-item version) before the start of the biographical-narrative intervention (t0), after the 10-week intervention (t1) and at a follow-up three months after the end of the intervention (t2). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in communicative skills, assessed with the scenario test, and global life satisfaction, assessed with the SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Scale) before the start of the biographical-narrative intervention (t0a), after the 10-week intervention (t1) and at a follow-up three months after the end of the intervention (t2), as well as recommendations for therapist action inside for the digital setting, using developed objective assessment procedures, such as the A-STAM (Aphasia and stroke therapeutic alliance measure) translated into German, tested after 2 individual sessions (t0b) and after the 10-week intervention (t1) and a group therapy questionnaire, tested during the intervention phase after each group session. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactStefan Heim
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Outcome results
None listed