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What is FATE-A?
FATE-A is a research study.
Around a third of stroke survivors have aphasia, a communication disability that affects speaking, understanding, reading and writing.
Post-pandemic, there is high demand for aphasia therapy.
Speech therapy services must adapt and use different ways of seeing people, to meet the high demand. One way to do this is to offer online therapy, as well as usual therapy.
Online therapy has many benefits. It may be easier for those who find it hard to leave the house. However, there are challenges we need to address.
What is Aphasia?
Aphasia is a difficulty with language and communication. It occurs when the language centres of the brain become damaged. The most common cause of aphasia is stroke.
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Why are we doing this research?
Post-pandemic people with aphasia receive speech therapy online and face-to-face.
We don’t know if you get the same results online. This project will explore this.
What happens in the research project?
100 people with aphasia will be invited to take part in the study. The study aims to:
- Find out about local challenges of online speech therapy for people with aphasia and what helps. We will focus on online assessments, which have special demands and determine what to do in therapy.
- See how online assessments compare with usual/face-to-face assessments. This will help speech therapists interpret online assessments accurately.
- Develop novel resources and training for speech therapists. This will help them carry out online assessment and therapy efficiently.