Partner Instruction Has Potential To Facilitate Communication Interaction Between Participants With Chronic Aphasia And Their Partners, However Conclusive Evidence Is Lacking

This review provides a summary and appraisal commentary on the treatment review by Simmons-Mackie, N., Raymer, A., Armstrong, E., Holland, A., & Cherney, L. R. (2010). Communication partner training in aphasia: A systematic review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 91, 1814-1837. Source of funding and disclosure of interest: This study was supported by the Clinical Practice Committee of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education [grant number H133G060055]; the original authors of this research report no conflicts of interest. © 2014 Taylor & Francis