Table 8.
Outcome measures completed with the PwPPA and the CP pre-intervention, post-intervention and change scores for the BCPPA intervention group and no treatment control group
| Rater | Measure | BCPPA (n = 9) | No treatment control group (n = 8 for DEMQOL & CCRSA, n = 9 for all other measures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | Change score | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | Change score | ||
| PwPPA | Aphasia Impact Questionnaire 21 (AIQ-21 [42]) | 19.78 | 16.56 | − 3.33 (SD: 6.8) | 11.22 | 14 | 2.78 (SD: 7.48) |
| Dementia Quality of Life Measure (DEMQOL [43]) | 87.89 | 92.38 | 3.11 (SD: 9.65) | 91.38 | 97.88 | 6.5 (SD: 11.21) | |
| Communication Confidence Rating Scale for Aphasia (CCRSA [44]) | 59.67 | 63.11 | 3.44 (SD: 13.4) | 63.25 | 76 | 12.75 (SD: 11.12) | |
| CP | Perceived Stress Scale (PSS [45]) | 13.66 | 12.78 | − 0.89 (SD:2.37) | 14.55 | 11.22 | − 3.33 (SD:4.5) |
| Zarit Burden Scale [46] | 27.33 | 22.56 | − 4.78 (SD: 7.66) | 20.22 | 15 | − 5.22 (SD:7.73) | |
PwPPA person with Primary Progressive Aphasia, CP Communication Partner, BCPPA Better Conversations with Primary Progressive Aphasia, SD standard deviation