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The Relationship Between Confrontation Naming and Story Gist Production in Aphasia. Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2018 Mar 01;27(1S):406-422

Date

03/03/2018

Pubmed ID

29497752

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6111489

DOI

10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0211

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85042704871 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   25 Citations

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between picture naming performance and the ability to communicate the gist, or essential elements, of a story. We also sought to determine if this relationship varied according to Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (WAB-R; Kertesz, 2007) aphasia subtype.

METHOD: Demographic information, test scores, and transcripts of 258 individuals with aphasia completing 3 narrative tasks were retrieved from the AphasiaBank database. Narratives were subjected to a main concept analysis to determine gist production. A correlation analysis was used to investigate the relationship between naming scores and main concept production for the whole group of persons with aphasia and for WAB-R subtypes separately.

RESULTS: We found strong correlations between naming test scores and narrative gist production for the large sample of persons with aphasia. However, the strength of the correlations varied by WAB-R subtype.

CONCLUSIONS: Picture naming may accurately predict gist production for individuals with Broca's and Wernicke's aphasia, but not for other WAB-R subtypes. Given the current reprioritization of outcome measurement, picture naming may not be an appropriate surrogate measure for functional communication for all persons with aphasia.

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.5851848.

Author List

Richardson JD, Dalton SG, Fromm D, Forbes M, Holland A, MacWhinney B

Author

Sarah Grace Dalton PH.D., CCC-SLP Assistant Professor in the Speech Pathology and Audiology department at Marquette University

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anomia
Aphasia, Broca
Aphasia, Conduction
Aphasia, Wernicke
Comprehension
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Language
Language Tests
Male
Middle Aged
Photic Stimulation
Severity of Illness Index