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Microcomputer speech therapy for dysphasic adults: A comparison with two conventionally administered tasks *
Author(s) -
Kinsey Claire
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682828609018549
Subject(s) - psychology , task (project management) , enthusiasm , speech therapy , microcomputer , audiology , medicine , computer science , social psychology , management , economics , telecommunications , chip
There has been a great deal of speculation regarding the role of microcomputers in the re‐training of dysphasic patients. Enthusiasm should be tempered with caution and each application in this new and exciting area has to be clearly defined if it is to have an impact in the future. This study is one of a series and compares the performances of dysphasic stroke patients on selected speech therapy tasks administered both in the conventional way and using a microcomputer. The twelve subjects were assessed on linguistic and non‐linguistic tasks, which were matched across the two situations. Both quantitative and qualitative measures of patients performances were analysed. After an initial familiarity task, no significant differences were noted between the scores in each situation. Theoretical and practical implications of using the computer to supplement speech therapy are discussed.