Aphasics' Needs and Performance in Functional Communication

Authors

Yu-Chen Liao
Chin-Hsing Tseng

Translated Title

失語症患者功能性溝通的需求與表現

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out aphasics' needs for functional communication and their performance in it. Using a functional communication activities questionnaire as tool, we investigated the needs and performance on functional communication among 32 stroke patients with aphasia and 60 normal subjects.The researcher discovers that the importance of needs for functional communication and the independence of communication performance are significantly different between the two groups. Furthermore, a significant correlation is found between the importance of needs and the performance independence in the aphasic group. Finally, the language impairment level is moderately correlated with the importance of need, and highly correlated with the performance independence in the aphasic group.

Language

Traditional Chinese

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.6315/2008.36(2)02

First Page

75

Last Page

87

Recommended Citation

Liao, Yu-Chen and Tseng, Chin-Hsing (2008) "Aphasics' Needs and Performance in Functional Communication," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 36: Iss. 2, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/2008.36(2)02
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss2/2