Racial-ethnic differences in word fluency and auditory comprehension among persons with poststroke aphasia

Race doesn't exist so any differences are elsewhere. Good researchers would know that and stroke leadership would make sure stroke research is designed correctly.
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 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Volume 98(4) , Pgs. 681-686.

NARIC Accession Number: J75821.  What's this?
ISSN: 0003-9993.
Author(s): Ellis, Charles; Peach, Richard K..
Publication Year: 2017.
Number of Pages: 6.
Abstract: Study investigated whether language profiles vary by race-ethnicity among people with aphasia (PWA). Data for 381 PWA (339 white and 42 black individuals) were obtained from AphasiaBank, a database designed for the study of aphasia outcomes. The Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (WAB-R) total scale score (Aphasia Quotient) and subtest scores were analyzed for racial-ethnic differences. The WAB-R is a comprehensive assessment of communication function designed to evaluate PWA in the areas of spontaneous speech, auditory comprehension, repetition, and naming in addition to reading, writing, apraxia, and constructional, visuospatial, and calculation skills. In univariate comparisons, black PWA exhibited lower word fluency, auditory word comprehension, and comprehension of sequential commands when compared with white PWA. In multivariate comparisons, adjusted for age and years of education, black PWA exhibited lower word fluency, auditory word recognition, and comprehension of sequential commands when compared with white PWA. This study identified racial-ethnic differences in word fluency and auditory comprehension ability among PWA. Both skills are critical to effective communication, and racial-ethnic differences in outcomes must be considered in treatment approaches designed to improve overall communication ability.
Descriptor Terms: AFRICAN AMERICANS, APHASIA, CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ETHNIC GROUPS, STROKE.


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Citation: Ellis, Charles, Peach, Richard K.. (2017). Racial-ethnic differences in word fluency and auditory comprehension among persons with poststroke aphasia.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , 98(4), Pgs. 681-686. Retrieved 5/13/2017, from REHABDATA database.


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Access to Rehabilitation at Six Months Post Stroke: A Profile from the Action on Secondary Prevention Interventions and Rehabilitation in Stroke (ASPIRE-S) Study

This really points out the complete failure of any existing stroke protocols to get survivors to recovery. Which we have known about for years, the NINDS report.- 10% full recovery. Whom is addressing that problem? Certainly not our fucking failures of stroke associations.
This whole study points out the complete lack of stroke leadership and strategy, wrong design, wrong endpoints, wrong problem being addressed.
 http://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/446080

Hall P.a, b · Williams D.a, b · Hickey A.a · Brewer L.a, b · Mellon L.a · Dolan E.c · Kelly P.J.d · Shelley E.a · Horgan N.F.a · on behalf of the ASPIRE-S study group aRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, bBeaumont Hospital, cConnolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, and dMater University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

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Background and Purpose: Stroke is the third(fifth) leading cause of death and disability. Few studies have assessed the profile and adequacy of access to rehabilitation services after ischaemic stroke both in the inpatient and community setting. The objectives of the Action on Secondary Prevention Interventions and Rehabilitation in Stroke (ASPIRE-S) study were to assess the disability and rehabilitation profile, adherence with rehabilitation recommendations and needs of patients 6 months following hospital admission for stroke.  
Methods: A rehabilitation prescription was completed before hospital discharge for each participant, and adherence to this prescription was assessed at 6 months to determine whether patients received their recommended rehabilitation needs.  Wrong endpoint, you need to be looking at results.

Results: Two hundred and fifty six patients were recruited to ASPIRE-S. The average age was 69 (SD 12.8). A majority (n = 221, 86%) were referred to the hospital multidisciplinary team, 59% (n = 132) were referred to all services (physiotherapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), speech and language therapy (SLT)). Fifty-four percent (n = 119) of patients (seen by the multidisciplinary team) were referred for further rehabilitation in the community on discharge. Of these 119 patients, 112 (95%) recalled receiving community rehabilitation services. However, while most (68%) patients were referred for several disciplines (PT, OT, SLT), the most commonly recalled therapy (55%) was from a single discipline. The most commonly recommended frequency of therapy required was on a weekly basis. Sixty-one patients (51%) reported a delay in services, with some still awaiting services at 6 months.  
Conclusion: Results from this prospective study revealed that a significant number of patients (57%) did not receive the therapy recommended on discharge. Future initiatives should include the development of policies, (maybe called stroke protocols?)which support more effective, equitable multidisciplinary rehabilitation for stroke patients in the community.