Publications by authors named "Kathryn Pettigrove"
Purpose: Carers of people with aphasia face unique challenges. Research has demonstrated that these carers have a higher burden of care and more negative stroke-related outcomes in comparison to carers of stroke survivors without aphasia. The aim of this scoping review was to map the range of interventions for carers other than communication partner training and to examine their outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAphasia research has traditionally been considered a (unidisciplinary) niche topic in medical science. The international Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs) is a global collaboration of multidisciplinary aphasia researchers. Over the past 10 years, CATs has collectively taken a rigorous approach to systematically address persistent challenges to aphasia research quality.
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- Communication complexity poses challenges in evaluating and treating individuals with acquired brain injuries, often leading to assessments that overlook the dynamic nature of interactions.
- The term 'co-constructed communication' is proposed to describe assessment tasks that reflect the collaborative and evolving process of communication.
- A scoping review identified 37 studies that evaluated co-constructed communication, marking it as a distinct assessment genre for individuals with strokes and traumatic brain injuries, focusing on diverse task categories and psychometric properties.
Purpose: Community aphasia groups (CAGs) can provide a range of benefits to people with aphasia and support long-term psychosocial wellbeing. However, the dominant speech-pathologist-led service delivery model is inherently limited in scope. Peer-led groups hold potential as a sustainable and empowering extension of this traditional model.
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