Assessment aspect and activity Level of frequency (%) Level of frequency (%) Level of frequency (%) Level of consistency
Never Less Frequent More Frequent
Documentation of case history and background information PWA and caregiver interviews Medical records Interprofessional discussions 3.1 0.0 15.6 6.3 9.4 40.6 90.6 90.6 43.6 HC HC IC
Components of aphasia assessment Auditory language comprehension Identifying spoken single words Following simple instructions and sentences Following complex instructions and sentences Reading comprehension Identify alphabets and numbers Identify written words Understand written sentences Lexical decision Spoken language/verbal expression Object/picture naming Picture description Spontaneous speech Automatized sequencing Verbal agility Melody and rhythm Written expression Mechanics of writing Spelling Writing regular word Writing irregular word Writing nonsense word Writing sentences Repetition Repeat word Repeat sentence Repeat nonsense word Pragmatic/Social Communication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 9.4 6.3 6.3 25.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 3.1 3.1 6.3 31.3 21.9 37.5 50.1 3.1 2.5 3.1 2.5 9.4 31.3 34.4 43.8 28.1 68.8 59.4 28.1 6.3 12.5 37.5 0.0 96.9 96.9 93.7 68.7 75.0 59.4 46.8 96.9 87.5 96.9 87.5 90.6 65.6 65.6 46.8 65.6 28.1 15.6 62.4 93.7 87.5 59.4 100.0 HC HC HC MC MC MC IC HC HC HC HC HC MC MC IC MC MC MC MC HC HC MC HC
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Methods of language and communication skills evaluation Unstructured assessment Collection of language samples Unstructured observation of language and communication functions Structured assessment Formal standardized assessment Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE) Psycholinguistic Assessment of Language Processing in Aphasia (PALPA) The Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT) Bedside Evaluation Screening Test (BEST) Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) Quick Assessment for Aphasia The Revised Token Test (RTT) Communicative Activities of Daily Living (CADL) Boston Assessment of Severe Aphasia (BASA) Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia (RCBA) Aphasia Battery for Adults (ABA) Discourse Comprehension Test Examining for Aphasia (EFA) Informal/Non-standardized Assessment Criterion-based assessment Dynamic assessment Processing-dependent assessment 0.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 53.1 65.6 78.1 65.6 81.0 84.4 93.8 90.6 90.6 90.0 96.9 96.9 96.9 0.0 9.2 3.1 87.5 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 21.8 28.1 18.8 9.4 28.2 6.0 9.4 0.0 6.2 6.2 6.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.0 50.0 9.4 40.6 100.0 25.0 100.0 25.0 53.1 18.8 15.6 12.5 6.3 12.0 6.2 6.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 40.7 21.9 37.4 HC MC HC MC MC MC MC MC MC HC HC HC HC HC HC HC HC HC HC MC IC HC
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Contexts of aphasia evaluation Clinical setting (hospital/center) Social activities Home/Personal living space 0.0 18.8 78.1 9.4 59.4 12.5 90.6 21.8 9.4 HC MC MC