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Rehabilitation targeted at everyday communication: can we change the talk of people with aphasia and their significant others within conversation? Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilation . 2012 Jan;93(1 Suppl):S70-6 Wilkinson R, Wielaert S Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether aphasia therapy can change the talk of speakers with aphasia and/or their significant others within conversation. DESIGN: Small number of intervention studies targeting conversations involving speakers with aphasia are reviewed. All are single case studies. SETTING: Key assessment in the studies was an audio or video recording of 1 or more conversations between the dyad, usually made in the home setting. Intervention in these studies took place in the participants' home or another setting, such as a therapy room. PARTICIPANTS: In all of the studies reviewed, the participants consisted of a person with aphasia (PWA) and a significant other, usually the PWA's spouse. INTERVENTIONS: In all studie...

An interesting post on the Wellcome Trust Blog: What I Learned at the BBC By Johanna Hoog 18 November 2011 A look at how science gets on television. Read the post