The efficacy of treatment for aphasic persons: a meta-analysis
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A meta-analysis of research findings is reported on the effectiveness of treatments for persons suffering aphasia. Twenty-one studies provided sufficient information for inclusion in the analysis. The magnitudes of three classes of effect sizes were estimated: untreated recovery, treated recovery, and treated versus untreated recoveries. The outcomes witness the clear superiority in performance of persons receiving treatment by a speech-language pathologist.
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Robey's meta-analyses found a positive treatment effect, but they separated studies by design and aimed to identify effect sizes for different conditions.
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- Authors
- Robey, R. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Virginia (US)
- Corresponding author
- Robey, R.R.
- Venue
- Brain and Language
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1994-11
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 582-608
- ISSN
- 0093-934X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1995259680
- Cited by
- 235
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 1.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Brain and Language (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Keywords
- aphasia, aphasia rehabilitation, speech-language pathology, treatment efficacy
- MeSH terms
- Workforce, Aphasia, Brain, Humans, Speech-Language Pathology, Speech Therapy, Treatment Outcome
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