Each Scoring Book is a complete set of score sheets for the
Comprehensive Aphasia Test bound together in a convenient booklet with
intuitive layout for scoring of each sub-test. Front page features a
client information sheet for easy filing, whilst a master page allows
for recording re-test scores in the same place for easy comparison.
Scoring Books are supplied in packs of ten.
The Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT) is a test for people who have
acquired aphasia and can be completed over one or two assessment
sessions. The test includes a user manual, a ring-bound cognitive screen
and language battery a scoring booklet, and - new to this release - a
concise Aphasia Impact Questionnaire which replaces the former
Disability Questionnaire. The cognitive section assesses people's
abilities across a range of task that can affect rehabilitation. Forming
the main body of the test, the language battery provides a profile of
performance across all modalities of language production and
comprehension. The Aphasia Impact Questionnaire was co-produced with
people with aphasia. It is a pictorial Patient Reported Outcome Measure,
which produces both qualitative and quantitative information. It
supports the person with aphasia to give a subjective rating of how
language difficulties identified in the Language Battery affect their
daily life, enabling first steps towards goal setting.
In addition, the CAT helps the therapist to track changes over the
course of recovery and provides a guide to likely outcomes on the basis
of an early assessment. It is supported by normative data on people both
with and without aphasia, and extensive data on reliability and clinical
validity. The CAT allows users to:
- Identify underlying impairments
- Find where to focus assessments using PALPA and other batteries
- Ascertain the practical, psychological, and social impact of aphasia,
from the perceptive of the person with aphasia
- Create a profile of strengths and weaknesses to guide therapy.
Structured around fully up-to-date models of language processing from
cognitive neuropsychology this test is an indispensable resource for
speech and language therapists and researchers. It provides as much
information about people's language ability as possible in a relatively
brief test designed to be completed in 90-120 minutes.
