Global coherence of older adults with traumatic brain injury

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  • November 13, 2022
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  • Phillips, Emma
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Li, Jamie
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Yutrzenka, Melissa
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Byom, Lindsey
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
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  • Adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may experience communication deficits at the macrolinguistic and microlinguistic levels of discourse. Global coherence is an element of macrolinguistics defined by the speaker’s ability to maintain topic organization and thematic unity. Maintenance of global coherence has been studied amongst neurotypical adults and adults with acquired neurogenic disorders, however little is known about the global coherence of older adults with TBI. This is concerning because older adults are among those most at risk for TBI. The objective of this study was to quantify the degree of global coherence in the discourse of older adults’ with TBI using a 4-point global coherence scale during a narrative story retelling. Based on prior research in younger adults1 we hypothesized that older adults with TBI would produce narratives that were rated as less coherent than those of older adults with no TBI history.
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Allied Health Sciences. Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. Student Research Day (13th : 2022 : Chapel Hill, NC)
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