Cross-linguistic adaptations of The Comprehensive Aphasia Test: Challenges and solutions

Fyndanis, Valantis; Lind, Marianne; Varlokosta, Spyridoula; Kambanaros, Maria; Soroli, Efstathia; Ceder, Klaudia; Grohmann, Kleanthes K.; Rofes, Adria; Simonsen, Hanne Gram; Bjekić, Jovana; Gavarro, Anna; Kuvač-Kraljević, Jelena; Martinez-Ferreiro, Silvia; Munarriz, Amaia; Pourquie, Marie; Vuksanović, Jasmina; Zakarias, Lilla; Howard, David

doi:10.1080/02699206.2017.1310299

Abstract

Comparative research on aphasia and aphasia rehabilitation is challenged by the lack of comparable assessment tools across different languages. In English, a large array of tools is available, while in most other languages, the selection is more limited. Importantly, assessment tools are often simple translations and do not take into consideration specific linguistic and psycholinguistic parameters of the target languages. As a first step in meeting the needs for comparable assessment tools, the Comprehensive Aphasia Test is currently being adapted into a number of languages spoken in Europe. In this article, some key challenges encountered in the adaptation process and the solutions to ensure that the resulting assessment tools are linguistically and culturally equivalent, are proposed. Specifically, we focus on challenges and solutions related to the use of imageability, frequency, word length, spelling-to-sound regularity and sentence length and complexity as underlying properties i...

Keywords:

Aphasia / assessment / Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT) / cross-linguistic adaptations / outcome measures

Source:
Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2017, 31, 7-9, 697-710

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis Inc, Philadelphia

Funding / projects:

COST action [IS1208]
COST-STSM-ECOST-STSM-IS1208-131116-080878
MINECO/FEDER [FFI2015-68589-C2-1-P]
Basque Government [IT983-16-GIC 15/129]
Croatian Science Foundation [HRZZ-2421]
Operational Programme Human Resources Development, Project Interdisciplinary approach to language model of dyslexia in adult [HR.3.2.01-0247 EU-ESF]
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) French National Research Agency [ANR-10- LABX-0087, ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02]
Research Council of Norway through its Centres of Excellence [223265]
Noninvasive modulation of cortical excitability and plasticity - Noninvasive neuromodulation of the CNS in the study of physiological mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment (RS-175012)
PROGRAM (University of Copenhagen Excellence Programme for Interdisciplinary Research)
Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, Spain [FFI2015-68589-C2-1-P, FFI2014-61888-EXP]
Swedish National Aphasia Foundation
Anadolu University Scientific Research Projects Board [1509S632]
[FFI2014-56968-C4-1-P]

DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2017.1310299

ISSN: 0269-9206

PubMed: 28448766

WoS: 000410390000015

Scopus: 2-s2.0-85018190264

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