Exploration of a quantitative method for measuring behaviors in conversation

Croteau, C; McMahon-Morin, P; Le Dorze, G; Power, E; Fortier-Blanc, J; Davis, GA

Exploration of a quantitative method for measuring behaviors in conversation

Croteau, C McMahon-Morin, P Le Dorze, G Power, E

Fortier-Blanc, J Davis, GA

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Aphasiology, 2018, 32 (3), pp. 247 - 263
Issue Date:: 2018-03-04

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dc.contributor.author	Croteau, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McMahon-Morin, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Le Dorze, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Power, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-0406	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fortier-Blanc, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Davis, GA	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-03-04	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Aphasiology, 2018, 32 (3), pp. 247 - 263	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0268-7038	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/128301
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: The literature on communication partner training (CPT) includes mainly studies with a small number of participants, because methods to measure changes in conversation pose practical challenges limiting the analysis of large samples. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore a quantitative procedure that would allow one to measure specific behavioral changes occurring in conversational exchanges involving a person with aphasia and a partner. Methods & Procedures: Forty-three problem-solving situations presented visually as well as with a simple written explanation were created to elicit conversation. In order to test the situations and develop further a procedure, we used data from a spouse of a man with aphasia during CPT delivered in a clinical setting. We developed specific definitions related to conversational behaviors targeted in the CPT. These defined behaviors were analyzed using a transcription-less method and an annotation software in the couple’s 39 conversation samples collected before, throughout, and 3-months post CPT. Reliability data were collected. Outcomes & Results: The procedure enabled us to create a protocol with two types of conversational situations and reliable definitions for measurement of conversational behaviors in a timely fashion. Pilot data of the measures are provided. Conclusions: It is expected that the method presented in this pilot study may be used to document the outcomes of CPT. It could be used with single-subject designs that require repeated measures and multiple group designs that require comparable data over large samples. It provides a method of data collection and analysis to better evaluate the effects of conversation-based treatments such as CPT.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Aphasiology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02687038.2017.1350629	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology	en_US
dc.title	Exploration of a quantitative method for measuring behaviors in conversation	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	32	en_US
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utslib.for	1109 Neurosciences	en_US
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	32	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: The literature on communication partner training (CPT) includes mainly studies with a small number of participants, because methods to measure changes in conversation pose practical challenges limiting the analysis of large samples. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore a quantitative procedure that would allow one to measure specific behavioral changes occurring in conversational exchanges involving a person with aphasia and a partner. Methods & Procedures: Forty-three problem-solving situations presented visually as well as with a simple written explanation were created to elicit conversation. In order to test the situations and develop further a procedure, we used data from a spouse of a man with aphasia during CPT delivered in a clinical setting. We developed specific definitions related to conversational behaviors targeted in the CPT. These defined behaviors were analyzed using a transcription-less method and an annotation software in the couple’s 39 conversation samples collected before, throughout, and 3-months post CPT. Reliability data were collected. Outcomes & Results: The procedure enabled us to create a protocol with two types of conversational situations and reliable definitions for measurement of conversational behaviors in a timely fashion. Pilot data of the measures are provided. Conclusions: It is expected that the method presented in this pilot study may be used to document the outcomes of CPT. It could be used with single-subject designs that require repeated measures and multiple group designs that require comparable data over large samples. It provides a method of data collection and analysis to better evaluate the effects of conversation-based treatments such as CPT.

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