Levy Deborah F, Kasdan Anna V, Bryan Katherine M, Wilson Stephen M, de Riesthal Michael, Herrington Dominique P
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy, Nashville, TN.
Perspect ASHA Spec Interest Groups. 2022 Oct;7(5):1-11. doi: 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00006. Epub 2022 Sep 1.
Community aphasia groups serve an important purpose in enhancing the quality of life and psychosocial well-being of individuals with chronic aphasia. Here, we describe the Aphasia Group of Middle Tennessee, a community aphasia group with a 17-year (and continuing) history, housed within Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
We describe in detail the history, philosophy, design, curriculum, and facilitation model of this group. We also present both quantitative and qualitative outcomes from group members and their loved ones.
Group members and their loved ones alike indicated highly positive assessments of the format and value of the Aphasia Group of Middle Tennessee.
By characterizing in detail the successful Aphasia Group of Middle Tennessee, we hope this can serve as a model for clinicians interested in starting their own community aphasia groups, in addition to reaching individuals living with chronic aphasia and their loved ones through the accessible and aphasia-friendly materials provided with this clinical focus article.
社区失语症小组在提高慢性失语症患者的生活质量和心理社会幸福感方面发挥着重要作用。在此，我们介绍田纳西州中部失语症小组，这是一个位于田纳西州纳什维尔范德比尔特大学医学中心内、拥有17年历史（且仍在持续）的社区失语症小组。
我们详细描述了该小组的历史、理念、设计、课程和促进模式。我们还展示了小组成员及其亲人的定量和定性结果。
小组成员及其亲人对田纳西州中部失语症小组的形式和价值给予了高度积极的评价。
通过详细描述成功的田纳西州中部失语症小组情况，我们希望这能为有兴趣开办自己社区失语症小组的临床医生提供一个模式，此外，还能通过这篇临床聚焦文章提供的通俗易懂且对失语症友好的材料，让慢性失语症患者及其亲人受益。
