Evaluating the Accuracy of Self-Ratings of Language in Adults with Aphasia and Non-Brain Injured Adults: A Pilot Study

Semin Speech Lang
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749432

Data-Based Research Articles

Sarah Arnett

1   Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Connecticut, North Windham, Connecticut

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Jennifer Mozeiko

1   Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Connecticut, North Windham, Connecticut

› Author Affiliations Funding This research was supported by the IDEA grant program affiliated with the University of Connecticut's Office of Undergraduate Research and by a New Century Scholars Research grant from the American Speech-Language Hearing Foundation.
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Rating scales are frequently used in research and clinical practice with people with aphasia (PWA) to characterize communication in the home environment. However, it remains unclear whether responses provided on rating scales accurately reflect the communication that occurs. We aim to evaluate the accuracy of PWA's self-perceptions of verbal language use as measured by a rating scale and determine whether this accuracy is different from that of non–brain-injured (NBI) participants. Four PWA and four NBI participants completed a rating scale estimating their amount of verbal language production as compared with their communication partner. Audio recordings from participants' home environments were analyzed for proportion of words and conversational turns contributed by the participant, which were compared with rating scale estimates. Perceptions of verbal language output among both PWA and NBI participants showed variable accuracy, with discrepancies between estimates and objective data across both groups. The reliability of rating scales in quantifying language output appears questionable, suggesting they may not accurately represent naturalistic language environments of PWA. Additional research with larger sample sizes is warranted to investigate whether this trend is consistent across a larger population of individuals with aphasia.

Keywords aphasia - rating scales - home environment - self-perception Recognition of Assistance

This work was made possible by the work of three undergraduate research assistants to manually transcribe recorded sections of conversation. We thank Andrea Polin, Shivani Padhi, and Areej Sayeed for their investment of time and dedication.

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07 June 2022

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