Virtual reality-based aphasia rehabilitation has been shown to improve the language skills of individuals with aphasia in the chronic period after stroke. However, non-immersive or semi-immersive rehabilitation methods have often been adopted in the studies. Considering the importance of the visual given to the patient for naming, it can be thought that full immersive therapy may be more effective. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cue-based aphasia naming therapy in a fully immersive virtual reality environment on aphasia severity and aphasia-related quality of life and to compare it with standard cue treatments.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
102
Treatment applied with virtual reality headsets to provide 3d visual and auditory cues to individuals in a virtual environment. A treatment environment where the provision of cues can be controlled by the therapist, interacting with 3d clues and receiving feedback on the accuracy of the named objects.
Treatment involving the assessment of language skills and the presentation of communication strategies to the individual, including the use of personalized phonological cues.
Faculty of Health Sciences Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University
Bolu, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)
Gülhane Aphasia Test
Gülhane Aphasia Test-2 (GAT-2) was used to assess aphasia severity. GAT-2 is a valid and reliable test developed by Maviş et al. to evaluate aphasia and to obtain information about motor speech disorders such as dysarthria and apraxia that may accompany aphasia. The GAT-2 consists of 7 subsections: speech fluency, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, oral-motor evaluation, automatic speech, repetition and naming. A maximum total score of 82 can be obtained and higher scores are associated with better speech function.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39)
It is a 39-item valid and reliable scale used to assess quality of life in individuals with aphasia, which examines 4 sub-headings: physical, psychosocial, communication and energy. In 21 items of the scale, the difficulties experienced by individuals with aphasia in their activities in the last week are evaluated, and in the other 18 items, the emotional reactions and possible problems experienced by individuals in the last week are questioned.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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