Systematic review draws limited conclusions regarding the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions for people with aphasia but offers guidance for future research and practicing clinicians1
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Data sources: Studies that were used in this systematic review were located via Medline, PsychArticles, PsychInfo, and CINAHL, using a combination of Boolean search terms for population (aphasia, dysphasia), disability (alexia, dyslexia, reading, reading comprehension, functional reading), and treatment (therapy, treatment, intervention, training, remediation, and functional). The search produced 1,494 articles. After eliminating population and publication delimiters, duplicates, and articles that met exclusion criteria, 15 articles were identified for inclusion in the systematic review. Study selection and assessment: To identify articles appropriate for inclusion, authors used time limits (publication up to 2016), population and publication delimiters (adults, text in English, and peer-reviewed articles), exclusion criteria (no participants with disorders other than aphasia, specifically progressive diseases, dementia, tumors, or traumatic brain injury), and inclusion criteria (articles must include a reading comprehension measure as the primary outcome variable). Of the 15 studies selected, 10 were case studies. The quality of case studies was evaluated using the Single-Case Experimental Design+ (SCED+) Scale (Cherney et al., 2013). The additional five articles were randomized controlled trials (RCT), which were evaluated using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database+ (PEDro +) scale (Cherney et al., 2013; Herbert et al., 1998). The quality of each article was independently assessed by 2 of the authors. When disagreement occurred (90% initial agreement for case studies, 92% initial agreement for RCTs), discrepancies were 1Abstracted from: Purdy, M., Coppens, P., Madden, E. B., Mozeiko, J., Patterson, J., Wallace, S. E., & Freed, D. (2019). Reading comprehension treatment in aphasia: A systematic review. Aphasiology, 33(6), 629–651. https://doi.org/10.1080/ 02687038.2018.1482405 Source of funding and declaration of interests: Funding not reported. No conflicts of interest declared. For correspondence: adietz3@gsu.edu; Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 2021 Vol. 15, No. 4, 207–213, https://doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2021.2008657
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Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention (EBCAI) brings together professionals who work in clinical and educational practice as well as researchers from all disciplines to promote evidence-based practice (EBP) in serving individuals with communication impairments. The primary aims of EBCAI are to: Promote evidence-based practice (EBP) in communication assessment and intervention; Appraise the latest and best communication assessment and intervention studies so as to facilitate the use of research findings in clinical and educational practice; Provide a forum for discussions that advance EBP; and Disseminate research on EBP. We target speech-language pathologists, special educators, regular educators, applied behavior analysts, clinical psychologists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who serve children or adults with communication impairments.