Table 1.
Participants | Age (years), gender | Highest education | Employment status | MoCAa | Diagnosis (year) | Communication disorder | Experience with technologyb |
P1 | 56, Female | Undergraduate | Not employed | 21 | Encephalitis (2016) | Mild dysarthria | 4 |
P2 | 46, Male | High school | Not employed | 16 | Traumatic brain injury (2017) | Mild dysarthria, auditory memory difficulties | 3 |
P3 | 48, Male | High school | Not employed | 15 | Stroke (2017) | Mild dysarthria, Mild to moderate auditory memory difficulties | 2 |
P4 | 61, Male | Did not complete high school | Not employed | 16 | Hydrocephalus (1985) | Moderate dysarthria, mild to moderate cognitive-communication disorder, auditory memory difficulties | 2 |
P5 | 69, Female | Postgraduate | Not employed | 22 | Stroke (2019) | Mild aphasia | 4 |
P6 | 81, Male | Undergraduate | Retired | 15 | Stroke (2017) | Moderate aphasia (comprehension better than expression), auditory memory difficulties | 4 |
P7 | 57, Male | Postgraduate | Full-time | 21 | Stroke (2021) | Mild aphasia, mild dyslexia (acquired), slight apraxia of speech | 3 |
P8 | 50, Male | Undergraduate | Not employed | 15 | Stroke (2010) | Mild to moderate aphasia, auditory memory difficulties | 2 |
P9 | 54, Female | Undergraduate | Not employed | 20 | Functional neurological disorder (2016) | Mild anomia | 3 |
P10 | 60, Male | Postgraduate | Not employed | 13 | Stroke (2012) | Moderate aphasia (comprehension better than expression), auditory memory difficulties | 3 |
aMoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
bExperience with technology scale (1=inexperienced to 5=experienced).