A Taiwanese Mandarin Main Concept Analysis (TM-MCA) for Quantification of Aphasic Oral Discourse

Autor/inn/en	Kong, Anthony Pak-Hin; Yeh, Chun-Chih
Titel	A Taiwanese Mandarin Main Concept Analysis (TM-MCA) for Quantification of Aphasic Oral Discourse
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 50 (2015) 5, S.580-592 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
DOI	10.1111/1460-6984.12157
Schlagwörter	Aphasia; Mandarin Chinese; Oral Language; Narration; Age Differences; Native Speakers; Foreign Countries; Accuracy; Evaluation Methods; Validity; Reliability; Speech Language Pathology; Educational Attainment; Concept Formation; Control Groups; Discourse Analysis; Culture Fair Tests; Decision Making; Clinical Diagnosis; Speech Therapy; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Expressive Aphasie; Aphasie; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Muttersprachler; Ausland; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Diskursanalyse; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Entwicklungsproximale Sprachtherapie; Logotherapie
Abstract	Background: Various quantitative systems have been proposed to examine aphasic oral narratives in English. A clinical tool for assessing discourse produced by Cantonese-speaking persons with aphasia (PWA), namely Main Concept Analysis (MCA), was developed recently for quantifying the presence, accuracy and completeness of a narrative. Similar tools for Mandarin speakers are currently absent. Aims: The first aim is to develop and establish the validity of the Taiwanese Mandarin Main Concept Analysis (TM-MCA) for the Mandarin-speaking population in Taiwan, given the paucity of related investigations. Another aim is to establish the influence of age and education level on Taiwanese Mandarin speakers' oral narrative abilities. The third purpose is to examine how well the TM-MCA could distinguish between native speakers with and without aphasia in Taiwan. The final aim is to examine the reliability and validity of the TM-MCA. Methods & Procedures: Eight speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and eight neurologically intact participants were involved to establish the TM-MCA main concepts. Another 36 neurologically intact participants and 10 PWA participated to validate the TM-MCA by contrasting their performance. Outcomes & Results: Both age and educational level affected the oral discourse performance among the neurologically intact adults. Significant differences on the TM-MCA measures were noted between the control group and the group with aphasia. Moreover, the degree of aphasia significantly affected the oral discourse of PWA. Conclusions & Implications: The TM-MCA is a culturally appropriate quantitative system for the Taiwanese Mandarin population. It can be used to supplement standardized aphasia tests to help SLPs make more informative decisions not only on clinical diagnosis but also on treatment planning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01