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A Systematic Review of Semantic Feature Analysis Therapy Studies for Aphasia
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to review treatment studies of semantic feature analysis (SFA) for persons with aphasia. The review documents how SFA is used, appraises the quality of the included studies, and evaluates the efficacy of SFA. Method: The following electronic databases were systematically searched (last search February 2017): Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Plus, E-journals, Health Policy Reference Centre, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, and SocINDEX. The quality of the included studies was rated. Clinical efficacy was determined by calculating effect sizes (Cohen's d ) or percent of nonoverlapping data when d could not be calculated. Results: Twenty-one studies were reviewed reporting on 55 persons with aphasia. SFA was used in 6 different types of studies: confrontation naming of nouns, confrontation naming of verbs, connected speech/discourse, group, multilingual, and studies where SFA was compared with other approaches. The quality of included studies was high (Single Case Experimental Design Scale average [range] = 9.55 [8.0–11]). Naming of trained items improved for 45 participants (81.82%). Effect sizes indicated that there was a small treatment effect. Conclusions: SFA leads to positive outcomes despite the variability of treatment procedures, dosage, duration, and variations to the traditional SFA protocol. Further research is warranted to examine the efficacy of SFA and generalization effects in larger controlled studies.
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Appendix IX. All strings and subordinate clauses produced by HB
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Appendix X. All strings and subordinate clauses produced by HB
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Appendix VI. Protocol for extraction and classification of verbs
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Appendix V. Second segmentation protocol (string extraction)
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Appendix VIII. All verb tokens produced by MH
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Appendix I. Language profiles of case study participants
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Appendix VII. All verb tokens produced by HB
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Appendix IV. First segmentation protocol
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Overall discussion of findings, implications and limitations
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Appendix II. Protocol for counting words in a speech sample
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Quantitative and qualitative analyses of verbs
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Appendix III. Transcription protocol
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- Authors
- Efstratiadou, E. A., Papathanasiou, I., Holland, R., Archonti, A., & Hilari, K.
- Affiliations
- University of London (GB)
- Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece (GR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Hilari, Katerina
- Venue
- Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
- Published
- 2018-05-17
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1261-1278
- ISSN
- 1092-4388 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-9102
- OpenAlex
- W2792725600
- Cited by
- 146
- References
- 111
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 47 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 2.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- City Research Online (City University London) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Keywords
- semantic feature analysis, aphasia, aphasia rehabilitation, confrontation naming, noun naming, verb naming, connected speech, group therapy, treatment efficacy, effect size, single-case experimental design
- MeSH terms
- Aphasia, Humans, Semantics, Speech Therapy
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