What is it about?
The Intensive and Comprehensive Aphasia Program is rooted in neuroplasticity and addresses a holistic treatment component to enhance patients' daily communication and participation. This study examines how the program is run in Hong Kong and evaluates its effectiveness and feasibility.
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Why is it important?
This is the first Cantonese Chinese ICAP study, with details on the setup and implementation, especially on how to overcome the challenges of insufficient evidence-based aphasia practice in a language other than English. This study expands the research-based evidence for ICAPs and promotes future implementation in other languages.
Perspectives
It is a good reference and a useful blueprint if I want to set up an ICAP in my home language. It was also meaningful to me because by carrying out this study, the intensity, frequency, and dosage for people with aphasia and their caregivers were significantly increased. This has partly filled up the current service gap and benefited the needs.
Cherie Wan Yin Wong
University of Hong Kong
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This page is a summary of: Effects of an Intensive and Comprehensive Aphasia Program for Cantonese Speakers With Aphasia, Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, April 2026, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
DOI: 10.1044/2026_jslhr-25-00384.
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