Technology-Based Rehabilitation to Improve Communication after Acquired Brain Injury
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The utilization of technology has allowed for several advances in aphasia rehabilitation for individuals with acquired brain injury. Thirty-one previous studies that provide technology-based language or language and cognitive rehabilitation are examined in terms of the domains addressed, the types of treatments that were provided, details about the methods and the results, including which types of outcomes are reported. From this, we address questions about how different aspects of the delivery of treatment can influence rehabilitation outcomes, such as whether the treatment was standardized or tailored, whether the participants were prescribed homework or not, and whether intensity was varied. Results differed by these aspects of treatment delivery but ultimately the studies demonstrated consistent improvement on various outcome measures. With these aspects of technology-based treatment in mind, the ultimate goal of personalized rehabilitation is discussed.
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Mobile app-based therapies are increasingly employed by speech-language pathologists in the rehabilitation of people with aphasia as adjuncts or substitutes for traditional in-person therapy approaches.
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Mobile app-based therapies have resulted in meaningful outcomes across several domains.
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- Authors
- Des Roches, C. A., & Kiran, S.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- ORCID
- Kiran, Swathi
- Venue
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2017-07-28
- Volume
- 11
- Pages
- 382-382
- ISSN
- 1662-453X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5532441
- OpenAlex
- W2737674149
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 70
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 0.99
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Funders
- Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Keywords
- aphasia rehabilitation, acquired brain injury, technology-based rehabilitation, language rehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation, personalized rehabilitation, treatment intensity, homework, treatment standardization, rehabilitation outcomes
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