TY - JOUR
T1 - Setting a Research Agenda for the Assessment and Treatment of Aphasia in Minority Languages
AU - Škorić, Ana Matić
AU - Pourquié, Marie
AU - Norvik, Monica
AU - Kraljević, Jelena Kuvač
AU - Simonsen, Hanne Gram
AU - Martínez-Ferreiro, Silvia
AU - Fyndanis, Valantis
AU - Munarriz-Ibarrola, Amaia
AU - Soroli, Eva
AU - Kong, Anthony Pak-Hin
AU - Anjum, Javad
AU - Niharika, M.K.
AU - Sze, Wei Ping
AU - Salmons, Io
AU - Gavarró, Anna
AU - Rofes, Adrià
AU - Grima, Ritienne
AU - Python, Gregoire
AU - Alyahya, Reem S. W.
AU - Kambanaros, Maria
AU - Garraffa, Maria
AU - Selvi_Balo, Semra
AU - Biedermann, Britta
AU - Renvall, Kati
AU - Taiebine, Mohamed
AU - Biran, Michal
AU - Areej, Ayesha
AU - Scheffer, Suzan Dilara
AU - Ezzedine, Nour
AU - Hallowell, Brooke
AU - Keulen, Stefanie
AU - Goral, Mira
AU - Peñaloza, Claudia
AU - Arslan, Seçkin
PY - 2026/2/21
Y1 - 2026/2/21
N2 - The aim of this position article is to establish the state of affairs in aphasia assessment and treatment in individuals who speak minority languages. This article reports on recommendations from a panel of experts working with individuals with aphasia in a variety of languages to develop a research agenda for aphasia assessment and treatment in minority languages. Members of Working Group 2 (Aphasia Assessment and Outcomes) of the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs) were invited to respond to a short online agenda-setting questionnaire and to discuss issues regarding this topic. The panel of experts then refined the responses and recommendations into future research themes and objectives. Seven priority themes were identified: Definitions, Tools, Research Practices, Treatment, Speech and language pathology (SLP) Training, Societal Impact, and Norms. In the EU alone, about 60 minority/regional languages are spoken by around 40 million people. Considering increasing caseloads and a lack of clinical tools for speakers of minority languages, this research agenda has an important impact for future research and clinical advancements.
AB - The aim of this position article is to establish the state of affairs in aphasia assessment and treatment in individuals who speak minority languages. This article reports on recommendations from a panel of experts working with individuals with aphasia in a variety of languages to develop a research agenda for aphasia assessment and treatment in minority languages. Members of Working Group 2 (Aphasia Assessment and Outcomes) of the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs) were invited to respond to a short online agenda-setting questionnaire and to discuss issues regarding this topic. The panel of experts then refined the responses and recommendations into future research themes and objectives. Seven priority themes were identified: Definitions, Tools, Research Practices, Treatment, Speech and language pathology (SLP) Training, Societal Impact, and Norms. In the EU alone, about 60 minority/regional languages are spoken by around 40 million people. Considering increasing caseloads and a lack of clinical tools for speakers of minority languages, this research agenda has an important impact for future research and clinical advancements.
KW - minority languages
KW - aphasia assessment
KW - aphasia treatment
KW - research topics
KW - research agenda
U2 - 10.1016/j.cortex.2026.02.013 Get rights and content
DO - 10.1016/j.cortex.2026.02.013 Get rights and content
M3 - Article
SN - 0010-9452
JO - Cortex
JF - Cortex
ER -