A comparison of semantic feature analysis and phonological components analysis for the treatment of naming impairments in aphasia

van Hees, Sophia, Angwin, Anthony, McMahon, Katie and Copland, David (2013) A comparison of semantic feature analysis and phonological components analysis for the treatment of naming impairments in aphasia. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 23 1: 102-132.


Author van Hees, Sophia
Angwin, Anthony
McMahon, Katie
Copland, David
Title A comparison of semantic feature analysis and phonological components analysis for the treatment of naming impairments in aphasia
Journal name Neuropsychological Rehabilitation  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank A)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2013-01
Sub-type Article
Year available 2012
DOI 10.1080/09602011.2012.726201
Volume number 23
Issue number 1
ISSN 0960-2011; 1464-0694
Start page 102
End page 132
Total pages 31
Place of publication Hove, E. Sussex, United Kingdom
Publisher Psychology Press
Collection year 2013
Language eng
Abstract Therapy for naming impairments post-stroke typically involves semantic and/or phonologically-based tasks. However, the relationship between individuals' locus of breakdown in word retrieval and their response to a particular treatment approach remains unclear, and direct comparisons of treatments with different targets (semantics, phonology) yet similar formats are lacking. This study examined eight people with aphasia who each received 12 treatment sessions; half the sessions involved a semantically-based treatment task, Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA), and the other half involved a phonologically-based treatment task, Phonological Components Analysis (PCA). Pre-therapy baseline accuracy scores were compared to naming accuracy post-treatment and at follow-up assessment. Seven of the eight participants showed significant improvements in naming items treated with PCA, with six of these seven participants maintaining improvements at follow-up. Four of the eight participants showed significant improvements for items treated with SFA, with three of the four maintaining improvements at follow-up. The semantic therapy was not beneficial for participants with semantic deficits. In contrast, the phonological therapy was beneficial for most participants, despite differences in underlying impairments. Understanding the relationship between an individual's locus of breakdown in word retrieval and response to different treatment tasks has the potential to optimise targeted treatment.
Keyword Anomia
Stroke
Aphasia
Rehabilitation
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Confirmed Code
Institutional Status UQ
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