title: An analysis of aphasic naming errors as an indicator of improved linguistic processing following phonomotor treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of phonomotor treatment on the types of errors produced during a confrontation naming task for people with aphasia (PWA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten PWA received 60&emsp14;hr of phonomotor treatment across 6 weeks. Confrontation naming abilities were measured before and after treatment, and responses were coded as correct or incorrect. Incorrect responses were coded for error type. Paired t tests comparing pre-, post- and 3 months posttreatment naming accuracy and error type were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Group data showed that naming accuracy on trained items improved significantly immediately post treatment, and gains were maintained 3 months later. Naming accuracy on untrained items did not show significant improvement immediately post treatment or 3 months later. Results of error type analysis were not significant. However, a decrease in omission errors and an increase in mixed errors were noted immediately post treatment for naming of untrained items.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that intensive phonomotor treatment improved lexical-retrieval abilities and may have triggered a shift in linguistic processing, as indicated by a decrease in omission errors on trained items and an increase in mixed errors on untrained items.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. dkendall@uw.edu
authors.forename: Diane L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kendall
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hunting Pompon
authors.forename: C Elizabeth
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Brookshire
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Minkina
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bislick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000849:Anomia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001037:Aphasia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D007808:Language Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008037:Linguistics / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010700:Phonetics; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D013068:Speech Production Measurement / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: anomia; aphasia; error analysis; phonomotor treatment