Department of Speech Pathology, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
S Afr J Commun Disord. 2022 Aug 4;69(2):e1-e9. doi: 10.4102/sajcd.v69i2.920.
The impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was more pronounced on the well-being of persons with disabilities, especially in low- and middle-income countries. There is documented evidence of the rippling effects of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities. However, not much is known about the impact of COVID-19 on the rehabilitation of persons with aphasia.
The scoping review explores how COVID-19 affected the rehabilitation of persons living with aphasia.
A scoping review was conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's framework. A search was conducted on Science Direct, PubMed, Medline, Scopus, ProQuest and Google Scholar, to identify relevant studies published between 2019 and 2022. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.
Most studies regarding the effects of COVID-19 on persons living with aphasia were conducted in the United Kingdom. Five themes emerged from the data, namely, (1) negative impact on rehabilitative care, (2) telehealth and its limitations, (3) impact on social participation, (4) compromised caregiver involvement and (5) mental health challenges.
Findings highlight the need for healthcare professionals to pursue innovative ways in which aphasia rehabilitation and conversational support programmes can be made accessible to persons with aphasia, despite the limitations brought about by a pandemic. Telerehabilitation programmes need to be tailored to the needs of persons with aphasia if they are to be successful. This study highlights the importance and need for the prioritisation of mental health services for persons with aphasia and their caregivers during a pandemic.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行对残疾人士的福祉影响更为显著，尤其是在中低收入国家。有文件证明 COVID-19 对残疾人士产生了连锁影响。然而，对于 COVID-19 对失语症患者康复的影响，我们知之甚少。
本范围综述探讨了 COVID-19 如何影响失语症患者的康复。
采用 Arksey 和 O'Malley 的框架进行范围综述。在 Science Direct、PubMed、Medline、Scopus、ProQuest 和 Google Scholar 上进行了搜索，以确定 2019 年至 2022 年期间发表的相关研究。使用主题分析对数据进行分析。
大多数关于 COVID-19 对失语症患者影响的研究是在英国进行的。从数据中得出了五个主题，即（1）对康复护理的负面影响，（2）远程医疗及其局限性，（3）对社会参与的影响，（4）照顾者参与受限，以及（5）心理健康挑战。
研究结果强调了医疗保健专业人员需要寻求创新方法，以便在大流行期间为失语症患者提供可及的失语症康复和对话支持计划。如果远程康复计划要取得成功，就需要根据失语症患者的需求进行定制。本研究强调了在大流行期间为失语症患者及其照顾者优先提供心理健康服务的重要性和必要性。
