Conducting a Virtual Study With Special Considerations for Working With Persons With Aphasia.

Purpose: The use of technology (e.g., telehealth) in clinical settings has rapidly increased, and its use in research settings continues to grow. The aim of this report is to present one potential solution to a clinical issue that of virtual and remote assessment for the purposes of spoken language...

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Publicado en:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 64; no. 6; pp. 2038 - 2047
Autores principales: Doub, Ashleigh, Hittson, Anne, Stark, Brielle C.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Jun2021
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          Doub, Ashleigh
          Hittson, Anne
          Stark, Brielle C.
        affil: Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington.
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        Lifestyles
        Human research subjects
        Linguistics
        Treatment of communicative disorders
        Patient participation
        COVID-19 pandemic
        Patient selection
        Cognitive testing
        Research funding
        Pilot projects
        Aphasia
        Descriptive statistics
        Telemedicine
        Pre-tests & post-tests
        Experimental design
        Communicative disorders research
        Acquisition of data
        Neuropsychological tests
        Quality assurance
        Video recording
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        subj:
          Lifestyles
          Human research subjects
          Linguistics
          Treatment of communicative disorders
          Patient participation
          COVID-19 pandemic
          Patient selection
          Cognitive testing
          Research funding
          Pilot projects
          Aphasia
          Descriptive statistics
          Telemedicine
          Pre-tests & post-tests
          Experimental design
          Communicative disorders research
          Acquisition of data
          Neuropsychological tests
          Quality assurance
          Video recording
      ab: Purpose: The use of technology (e.g., telehealth) in clinical settings has rapidly increased, and its use in research settings continues to grow. The aim of this report is to present one potential solution to a clinical issue that of virtual and remote assessment for the purposes of spoken language research in persons with aphasia (PWA). To do so, we report detailed methods for conducting a multitimepoint (test–retest) virtual paradigm, assessing lifestyle, physiological, cognitive, and linguistic factors in persons with and without aphasia. Method: Procedures for virtual assessment are detailed in a sample of adults with no brain damage (N = 24) and PWA (N = 25) on a test–retest paradigm (data collection approximately 10 ± 3 days apart). This report provides practical information about pre-assessment (e.g., recruitment, scheduling), assessment (e.g., aphasia-friendly consent presentation, investigator fidelity), and postassessment (e.g., data storage, quality check) procedures for human behavior research using a virtual platform. Results: Preliminary study data are provided, indicating high retention rates, high rates of data acquisition, and feasibility. Common technological troubles and solutions are discussed, and solutions are offered. The results suggest that our pre-assessment, assessment, and postassessment procedures contributed to the success of our study. Conclusions: We provide a practical methodology for conducting a multitimepoint study, with considerations for PWA, adding to the body of research on telehealth in clinical populations. Future studies should continue to evaluate telemethodology, which may be core for diversifying studies, improving study retention, and enrolling larger sample sizes.
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    language: English
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