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A comparison of computerized and paper-based language tests with adults with aphasia
- Source :
- American journal of speech-language pathology. 22(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Purpose This study investigated whether computers are a useful tool in the assessment of people with aphasia (PWA). Computerized and traditionally administered versions of tasks were compared to determine whether (a) the scores were equivalent, (b) the administration was comparable, (c) variables such as age affected performance, and (d) the participants' perceptions of the computerized and traditionally administered versions of the tasks were similar. Method Fifteen PWA were assessed on 2 language tasks—sentence-picture matching and grammaticality judgment—in 3 conditions: computer only, computer with the clinician present, and traditional. The participants also completed questionnaires rating aspects of each condition. Results Scores from the traditionally administered tasks were highly correlated with those from the computerized tasks, but scores from the computerized tasks were significantly lower. There was no significant difference in the time taken between the conditions. Whereas some individuals felt comfortable with the computer, overall, participants preferred the traditional assessment method or when another person was in the room. No factors were identified that predicted participants' relative performance in the computer condition. Conclusion The results suggest that PWA can be assessed using computerized versions of tasks, but that caution should be exercised when comparing scores to those collected using traditional methods, including norms. The variation in participants' opinions regarding computerized tasks suggests that this method might be more suitable for some participants than others.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Paper
Linguistics and Language
Visual perception
Speech-Language Pathology
medicine.medical_treatment
Developmental psychology
Speech and Hearing
Judgment
Raven's Progressive Matrices
Aphasia
Surveys and Questionnaires
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Equivalence (measure theory)
Stroke
Aged
Rehabilitation
Language Tests
Patient Preference
Paper based
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Otorhinolaryngology
Auditory stimuli
Female
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Cognitive psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15589110
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American journal of speech-language pathology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ed333dff7cf07fee130671e3e0910fb2