A standardized aphasia assessment tool for Cantonese speakers

VernacularTitle:基于Delphi法构建粤语标准失语症评估工具研究
Author: Xiaoli WEN ¹ ; Yan CHEN ; Xuan WANG ; Lichuang LU ; Ni JIN
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1. 广州医科大学附属第二医院康复医学科，广州　510260
Keywords: Cantonese; Aphasia; Assessment
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024;46(5):407-411
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To construct an aphasia assessment tool for Cantonese speakers.Methods:The CRRCAE framework was used to form a preliminary pool of entries. It was screened through 2 rounds of expert consultation using the Delphi technique. Eighteen experts from 13 class-3 grade-A hospitals in Guangdong Province participated.Results:The positive coefficients of the 2 rounds of consultation were 94.4% and 100%, with authority coefficients of 0.92 and 0.94, respectively. Moreover, Kendall′s W coefficient for the experts was 0.26 in the first round and 0.38 in the second, both significant at the 1% level of confidence. So agreement was good. The final assessment tool for Cantonese aphasia patients included nine first-level indicators and 30 second-level ones.Conclusions:An evaluation tool for Cantonese aphasia patients was developed which can serve as a reference for clinical diagnosis and efficacy evaluation in the clinic.