Anki for Spanish Speakers with Aphasia, United States, 2022-2023

This study aimed to address the communication needs of Spanish speakers with aphasia by helping them learn scripted sentences using open-source software. The core of learning scripted sentences is to support people with aphasia to learn daily-life sentences to participate in their communities. This study had 2 specific aims.

First, to develop a scripted sentence treatment repository in collaboration with stakeholders through an iterative design process. Scripted sentences were designed with and for Spanish speakers with aphasia to ensure that treatment resources were linguistically and culturally appropriate.

Second, to examine the acceptability, usability, and preliminary efficacy of scripted sentence training delivered via open-source software. Participants completed baseline, treatment, and follow-up phases (~13 sessions each), learning a set of sentences (~45 each) from the repository in a single-subject multiple baseline design. Participants and their care partners were interviewed regarding their perceptions of acceptability, usability, and preliminary efficacy. Participants also completed the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 and the System Usability Scale.