Reliability of Main Event Measurement in the Discourse of Individuals with Aphasia

Capilouto, Gilson and Wright, Heather and Wagovich, Stacy (2005) Reliability of Main Event Measurement in the Discourse of Individuals with Aphasia. [Clinical Aphasiology Paper]

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to: (a) compare the performance of healthy adults and adults with aphasia on ability to convey main events in pictured stimuli and (b) establish session-to-session reliability of the authors’ main event measure. The main event measure was designed to quantify participants’ abilities to convey an understanding of the central relationships between concepts depicted in pictured stimuli. Participants were older adults with and without brain damage. Results indicated that healthy adults told a significantly higher proportion of main events than adults with aphasia and that for both groups, the main events measure was stable across sessions.

Item Type: Clinical Aphasiology Paper
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Depositing User: Rebecca Rothman
Date Deposited: 05 May 2005
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2016 15:13
Conference: Clinical Aphasiology Conference > Clinical Aphasiology Conference (2005 : 35th : Sanibel Island, FL : May 31-June 4, 2005)
URI: http://aphasiology.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1547

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