Abstract
Aphasia significantly affects the individual, families, and communities. Timely, effective intervention is vital. Speech and language therapy (SLT) is a complex rehabilitation intervention targeting improvement in language and communication abilities (verbal comprehension, spoken language, reading, writing), activity, and participation. Therapy may vary in intervention regimen, theoretical approach, or delivery model. Our comprehensive updated review1 synthesized evidence of the effectiveness of SLT for aphasia after stroke found in randomized control trials compared with (1) no therapy and (2) other SLT interventions. We searched a range of databases, including the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Library Databases, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine Database), LLBA (Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts), and SpeechBITE (Speech Pathology Database for Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy) (all from inception to September 2015). We also searched …
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