"Like His Old Self": Communication and Life Participation Outcomes of a Recreational Sailing Program for a Person with Aphasia, 2019
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Dates
- 2019
Creator
- DiBona, Catherine (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis
Extent
59 pages (59 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"This study employed a pretest-posttest design to investigate the effects on language, communication, communicative confidence, and quality of life for a person with aphasia following his participation in a 10-week recreational sailing program. BD, a person with longstanding severe aphasia, participated in this study. Following treatment, the participant demonstrated improvements in communication effectiveness and quality of life, as reflected by scores on the Boston Assessment of Severe Aphasia (BASA) and the Assessment for Living with Aphasia--Second Edition (ALA-2). These gains were accompanied by a slight decrease in communicative confidence, revealed during goal attainment scaling and survey tasks. The participant's spouse reported increases in the BD's quality of life, sense of self, and verbal output. Overall, these findings suggest that a group sailing program focusing on communication and life participation goals can result in improved outcomes across multiple domains for a person living with severe aphasia." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.02B Communication Sciences & Disorders
Physical Description
59 pages
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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