The Use of Art Therapy to Improve the Quality of Life for Patients with Chronic Severe Aphasia.

• YOKOHARI Kotoko

  Matsudo City Hospital

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 慢性期重度失語症者のＱＯＬ　　書画療法による改善
• マンセイキ ジュウド シツゴショウ シャ ノ QOL ショガ リョウホウ ニ ヨル カイゼン

Abstract

Thirty-one patients with chronic and severe aphasia were given long term art therapy through dominant hand exchange in the context of group speech therapy. The patients had suffered a stroke on an average of 2.8 years before and were suffering a quite low quality of life (QOL) when the therapy began. A questionnaire about QOL was filled out by twenty-eight patients and family members after an average of 6.3 years in therapy. The questionnaire revealed significant improvements in psychological attitude and in daily life activities. Eleven patients, whose SLTAs could be followed up, showed a continuing improvement in speech functions as well.

Journal

• THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

  THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 17 (2), 92-96, 2000

  Japanese Association of Communication Disorders

Keywords

• chronic severe aphasia
• art therapy
• group therapy
• long term therapy
• QOL

Details

• CRID: 1390282679301520896
• NII Article ID: 10008982087
• NII Book ID: AN10091280
• DOI: 10.11219/jjcomdis1983.17.92
• ISSN: 18847056
• ISSN: 09128204
• NDL BIB ID: 5504916
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I5504916
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2001057594
• Text Lang: ja
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