This study is recruiting people who had a stroke at least 1 month ago and now have a language impairment called aphasia. Living with aphasia can have devastating effects on communication and quality of life, and it is not uncommon for survivors with aphasia to face psychological problems like depression and anxiety. Participants who are eligible for this study will undergo baseline testing, engage in a 5-week treatment focused on psychological well-being, undergo post-treatment testing, and then testing again 1-month later. Check-in phone calls will be conducted during the 1-month off period and participants will be interviewed about their experience at the end of the study as well. Compensation will be provided to participants with aphasia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
an SLP-administered 5-week treatment focused on psychological well-being
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Change in the Depression Score on Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale at Post-Intervention
Change in the total depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores between baseline and post-treatment (baseline-post-treatment). Minimum score 0, maximum score 21. Positive scores indicate an improvement in symptoms, negative scores indicate a worsening in symptoms.
Time frame: through intervention completion, an average of 7 weeks
Change in the Anxiety Score on Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale at Post-Intervention
Change in the total anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores between baseline and post-treatment (baseline-post-treatment). Minimum score 0, maximum score 21. Positive scores indicate an improvement in symptoms, negative scores indicate a worsening in symptoms.
Time frame: through intervention completion, an average of 7 weeks
Change in Dynamic Visual Analogue Mood Scales at Post-Intervention
Total summary score (min: 0, max: 100, higher scores indicate better outcome) and sadness score (min: 0, max: 100, higher scores indicate better outcome) (baseline-post-treatment). Positive number indicate worsening in mood, negative numbers indicate an improvement in mood.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 7 weeks
Change in Stroke Aphasia Depression Questionnaire - 10 at Post-Intervention
Total score (min: 0, max: 30, higher scores indicate worse outcome); baseline-post-treatment; positive scores indicate improvement in symptoms, negative score indicate worsening of symptoms
Time frame: through intervention completion, an average of 7 weeks
Change in Behavioural Outcomes of Anxiety Scale at Post-Intervention
Total score (min: 0, max: 30, higher scores indicate worse outcome); baseline-post-intervention; positive scores indicate an improvement in symptoms, negative scores indicate a worsening in symptoms.
Time frame: through intervention completion, an average of 7 weeks
Change in Modified Perceived Stress Scale at Post-Intervention
Total score (min: 0, max: 40, higher scores indicate worse outcome); baseline-post-intervention; positive numbers indicate an improvement in symptoms, negative numbers indicate a worsening in symptoms
Time frame: through intervention completion, an average of 7 weeks
Change in Stroke Aphasia Quality of Life - 39 at Post-Intervention
Total score (min: 1, max: 5), baseline-post-intervention, positive numbers indicate a worsening of quality of life, negative numbers indicate an improvement in quality of life
Time frame: through intervention completion, an average of 7 weeks
Change in Communication Confidence Rating Scale for Aphasia at Post-Intervention
Total score (min: 10, max: 40, higher scores indicate better confidence); baseline-post-intervention, positive numbers indicate a worsening in communication confidence and negative numbers indicate an improvement in communication confidence
Time frame: through intervention completion, an average of 7 weeks
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