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Mindfulness meditation in aphasia: A case report. 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Laures-Gore, Jacqueline,Marshall, Rebecca Shisler
  • 학회/출판사/기관명IOS Press
  • 출판년도2016
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기NEUROREHABILITATION
  • 발행사항Vol.38No.4[2016]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1053-8135
  • 소개/요약Background: Despite the potential behavioral and neurological benefits of Mindfulness Meditation (MM), its use in treating stroke related communication disabilities appears to be underexplored. Specifically, aphasia, a language disorder resulting from stroke, may be amenable to the benefits of MM because of the observed attention problems often underlying the language symptoms. Objective: The current paper presents a case report of an adult with aphasia who was trained in MM. Method: An adult with aphasia completed a five-day mindfulness training, and was assessed on measures of language, attention, and physiological measures of cortisol and heart rate variability. She completed four assessments: two baseline measures, immediately post training, and one week post training (maintenance). Results: Overall, changes were observed in both psychophysiological measures (heart rate and heart rate variability) and behavioral measures (word productivity, phrase length, word generation, decreased impulsivity, and increased attention). Conclusion: Given the psychophysiological and behavioral changes observed in this individual, further exploration of the influence of MM in the treatment of post-stroke aphasia is warranted.