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Abstract
Purpose: This scoping review examined how "personalization" of treatment targets, specifically words, has been defined and implemented in anomia interventions for people with aphasia following stroke or primary progressive aphasia. The review identified (a) how studies define personalized words, (b) the methods used to select them, and (c) the linguistic characteristics of personalized targets.
Method: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews, systematic searches were conducted in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and CINAHL on July 8, 2024, with no date limits. Eligible studies reported treatment involving personalized single-word targets for adults with aphasia. Data extraction captured how personalization was defined or described, word selection methods, involvement of participants and partners, and linguistic characteristics. Descriptor terms were analyzed for semantic relatedness using the WordNet LESK algorithm to identify higher order dimensions of the concept "personalization."
Results: Twenty-one studies met inclusion criteria. Few provided explicit definitions; most described personalization using descriptors such as "relevant," "functional," "familiar," "useful," "frequent," and "meaningful." Network analysis grouped these into three dimensions: meaningful, functional, and frequent. Common selection methods included interviews (n = 11), free listing (n = 8), performance informed (n = 7), and category based (n = 5). All studies involved participants with aphasia; most (n = 14) included a communication partner.
Conclusions: Personalization is widely referenced in anomia treatment but rarely operationalized. Clearer reporting of personalization dimensions, selection methods, and linguistic features would improve comparability and align research with person-centered frameworks such as the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
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Mission: AJSLP publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles on all aspects of clinical practice in speech-language pathology. The journal is an international outlet for clinical research pertaining to screening, detection, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan as well as the etiologies and characteristics of these disorders. Because of its clinical orientation, the journal disseminates research findings applicable to diverse aspects of clinical practice in speech-language pathology. AJSLP seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work.
Scope: The broad field of speech-language pathology, including aphasia; apraxia of speech and childhood apraxia of speech; aural rehabilitation; augmentative and alternative communication; cognitive impairment; craniofacial disorders; dysarthria; fluency disorders; language disorders in children; speech sound disorders; swallowing, dysphagia, and feeding disorders; and voice disorders.
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