Abstract
Six chronic aphasic patients were treated using a method known as PACE, or “Promoting Aphasics Communicative Effectiveness ” . Three patients showed higher scores with PACE after treatment ; three patients shortened initial response time and five patients reduced communication time significantly. Moreover, all six patients demonstrated improved communication ability in daily hospital life. It was concluded from these results that PACE can be effective in improving daily hospital communication. In contrast to conventional stimulus therapy which acts on the impairment level of aphasia, PACE works mainly on the disability level. For this reason we believe that it is better to use PACE and stimulus therapy together.
