Social communication assessment after traumatic brain injury: a narrative review of innovations in pragmatic and discourse assessment methods

Steel, J; Togher, L

Social communication assessment after traumatic brain injury: a narrative review of innovations in pragmatic and discourse assessment methods

Steel, J

Togher, L

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Citation:: Brain Injury, 2019, 33 (1), pp. 48 - 61
Issue Date:: 2019-01-02

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dc.contributor.author	Steel, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5478-5865	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Togher, L	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-01-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Brain Injury, 2019, 33 (1), pp. 48 - 61	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0269-9052	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/136335
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Background: Social communication assessment after traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a challenging area within speech-language pathology (SLP) clinical practice. Difficulties include the lack of TBI-specific standardized assessment instruments and limited knowledge and uptake of discourse assessment methods clinically. The aim of this paper was to review recent research literature reporting on innovative social communication and discourse assessment measures and methods, to guide evidence-based SLP practice and inform future research. Main Contribution: This review describes novel standardized and non-standardized assessment tools for SLP use reported in TBI research literature from the past 15 years. Measures include published assessment batteries and pragmatic rating scales designed for use with adults with TBI, and novel discourse tasks and protocols. Conclusion: This paper delineates social communication assessment measures and discourse analyses described in research literature that may be practical for SLPs to use with adults with TBI. The clinical implications and utility of these measures are discussed. This should assist SLPs in decision-making on social communication assessment for adults with TBI. Further research is needed to investigate translation of research knowledge on discourse assessment methods to SLP practice.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Brain Injury	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02699052.2018.1531304	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Rehabilitation	en_US
dc.title	Social communication assessment after traumatic brain injury: a narrative review of innovations in pragmatic and discourse assessment methods	en_US
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Abstract:

© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Background: Social communication assessment after traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a challenging area within speech-language pathology (SLP) clinical practice. Difficulties include the lack of TBI-specific standardized assessment instruments and limited knowledge and uptake of discourse assessment methods clinically. The aim of this paper was to review recent research literature reporting on innovative social communication and discourse assessment measures and methods, to guide evidence-based SLP practice and inform future research. Main Contribution: This review describes novel standardized and non-standardized assessment tools for SLP use reported in TBI research literature from the past 15 years. Measures include published assessment batteries and pragmatic rating scales designed for use with adults with TBI, and novel discourse tasks and protocols. Conclusion: This paper delineates social communication assessment measures and discourse analyses described in research literature that may be practical for SLPs to use with adults with TBI. The clinical implications and utility of these measures are discussed. This should assist SLPs in decision-making on social communication assessment for adults with TBI. Further research is needed to investigate translation of research knowledge on discourse assessment methods to SLP practice.

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