Giada Bartolini, Lara Laschi, Francesca Dorgali, Laura Abbruzzese, Alessio Damora, Alessandra Stocchi, Maria Assunta Saieva, Fabio Ferretti, Lucia Ferroni, Costanza Papagno, Alessandra Caporali, Giuseppe Mancini, Mauro Mancuso
Aphasia constitutes a very complex clinical entity that requires a "competent" caregiver to interact with the person with aphasia (PWA). The literature lacks a valid and reliable set of standardized tools which can offer objective and quantifiable data of a caregiver's communicative competence. The aim of the study was to develop, standardize and validate an evaluation tool suited to measur the caregivers' competence in communicating with family members affected by aphasic disorders. Forty-two patients with aphasia and their respective caregivers were enrolled in the study...
March 5, 2024: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation