Guidelines for the adaptation of the Comprehensive Aphasia Test

Authors: Silvia Martínez-Ferreiro, Seçkin Arslan, Valantis Fyndanis, David Howard, Jelena Kuvač Kraljević, Ana Matić Škorić, Amaia Munarriz-Ibarrola, Monica Norvik, Claudia Peñaloza, Marie Pourquié, Hanne Gram Simonsen, Kate Swinburn, Spyridoula Varlokosta & Eva Soroli and On behalf of Working Group 2: “Aphasia Assessment and Outcomes” The Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists

Summary by: silvia The author of this summary states they are an author on the original paper

What the researchers wanted to find out

This article has three main goals:

  1. Explain how the CAT was adapted
  2. Summarize recommendations for future versions
  3. Offer solutions for different languages and cultures

Results of the research

The article offers a complete guide to make sound adaptations of the CAT.  


What type of research was done?

An expert group consensus 


Why the research was done

To make the CAT avaliable in different languages. 


What does the research mean for me and others?

It is a useful guide for people working on CAT adaptations and a model for similar projects. 


What research methods were used?

A summary of how to do the adaptations


How to obtain the treatment detailed in the research

Not a treatment study


Background information on the research topic

It is necessary to create tests for all cultures and languages.


Risks related to the research

None stated


Is the research trustworthy?

High


Information about the people who took part

An international group of specialists: Working Group 2 (WG2) within the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists. 


Who was allowed to take part in the research?

Researchers, clinicians and people with and without aphasia


Why was the research done this way?

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When was the research done?

From 2013 to 2023


Problems with the research

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Next steps

Based on the work shown in this article, we can expect a brighter future. Initiatives like the one described here will provide better tools and comparable language datasets.


Where to find information related to the research

From the researchers at: Seckin.ARSLAN@univ-cotedazur.fr or s.martinez.ferreiro@udc.es


Where was the research done?

Different universities 


Where the money came from

Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists: COST IS 1208, Tavistock Trust for Aphasia (TTA, 2017, 2023); the European Regional Development Fund and the Ramón y Cajal fellowship from Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación of Spain (grant no. RYC2020-028927-1); the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant (agreement no. 838602); the Research Council of Norway through its Centres of Excellence funding scheme (project number 223265); the Adult Language Processing project (HRZZ-2421-UIP-11-2013) of the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ); the Basque Government (IT627-22); grant RYC2021-034561-I funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union Next GenerationEU/PRTR; the Region Nouvelle Aquitaine (ESR2019) and GEROA foundation; the academic council of the University of Lille, the National Council of Universities, and the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation CRCT and PEDR grants.




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