Post-brain injury communication disorders, including aphasia, dysarthria, and communication disorders associated with higher brain dysfunction
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Individuals who provide written informed consent to participate in the study 2.Adults whose primary language is English 3.For the healthy control group, individuals without an apparent history of brain injury, neurological disease, psychiatric disorder, or severe visual or hearing impairment 4.For the patient group, individuals judged to have aphasia, dysarthria, or communication disorders associated with higher brain dysfunction after brain injury 5.Individuals with an adequate level of consciousness and general condition to undergo the assessment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Individuals with severe disturbance of consciousness or poor general condition that makes assessment difficult 2.Individuals with severe visual, hearing, or motor impairment that makes assessment difficult 3.Individuals judged by the principal investigator or subinvestigators to be inappropriate for participation in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total score of the English version of STAD, measured at a single assessment in English-speaking participants using the finalized version after linguistic and cultural adaptation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Scores for each subitem of the English version of STAD, measured at a single assessment in English-speaking participants and patients 2.Administration time of the English version of STAD, measured during a single assessment 3.Participant feedback on comprehensibility and ease of response after administration of the English version of STAD, collected immediately after the assessment 4.Number and content of items judged to require linguistic and cultural modification, evaluated after each assessment 5.Internal consistency, inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, and validity based on associations with established standard assessments of the English version of STAD, evaluated using patient data | — |
Countries
Japan,North America,South America,Europe
Contacts
International Medical Welfare University Narita Hospital Department of Rehabilitation Technology