The efficacy of treatment for aphasic persons: a meta-analysis.
A meta-analysis of research findings is reported on the effectiveness of treatments for persons suffering aphasia. Twenty-one studies provided sufficient information for inclusion in the analysis. The magnitudes of three classes of effect sizes were estimated: untreated recovery, treated recovery, and treated versus untreated recoveries. The outcomes witness the clear superiority in performance of persons receiving treatment by a speech-language pathologist.
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Communications Disorders Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22906-9022.
D001037:Aphasia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000078329:Workforce