Citation

Des Roches CA, Kiran S. Front. Neurosci. 2017; 11: e382.

Affiliation

Aphasia Research Laboratory, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Sargent College, Boston UniversityBoston, MA, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Frontiers Research Foundation)

DOI

10.3389/fnins.2017.00382

PMID

28804443

PMCID

PMC5532441

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

acquired brain injury; aphasia; rehabilitation; stroke; technology