The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $466,746 Project Grant (CFDA 93.173) to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, for a research project titled "From Impairment to Participation: A Systems Approach to Understanding the Complexity of Aphasia". The project aims to develop a complexity model of aphasia that examines the interplay between language impairment and life participation variables in individuals with aphasia. Using cutting-edge data analysis techniques, the research will quantify the interactions between impairment factors (e.g. language comprehension, naming) and participation factors (e.g. mental health, social roles), with the goal of informing more targeted and efficient aphasia rehabilitation. The project leverages a large existing dataset of individuals who participated in intensive comprehensive aphasia programs from 2016-2024. The complexity model developed through this award is expected to serve as a foundation for future research integrating brain structure/function data and enabling precision medicine approaches for aphasia.
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