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 Prof. Anthony Pak-Hin Kong University of Central Florida, USA |
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| 标题： Mental health of persons with aphasia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and opportunities for addressing emotional distress | |
| 摘要： Aphasia refers to the acquired language deficits, most commonly caused by a stroke, that affect one’s verbal understanding, oral expression, reading, and writing. Approximately 31% of stroke survivors exhibit depression or some depressive symptoms that can impede functional recovery. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, many reports have discussed its psychological and mental impacts on different people worldwide, including both unimpaired individuals and those with chronic illnesses or medical conditions. At present, relatively little has been published on the topic of mental health changes, distress, and/or concerns among persons with aphasia (PWA). Nevertheless, the current evidence reported thus far suggested that PWA had equally suffered from emotional symptoms as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, similar to other disorder populations. With reference to recent reports, the challenges posed to management of aphasia are summarized. Some potential opportunities to address PWA’s needs, with an emphasis on their emotional distress, amid and after the pandemic are proposed and discussed. | |
| 简介： Dr. Anthony Kong is a professor and research scientist specialized in communication science and disorders at The University of Central Florida (UCF). His research interests include Chinese and English aphasia, multilingualism, discourse analysis, gesture production and multi-modal communication in aphasia, acoustic analysis and automatic speech assessment for disordered speech, technology-based training for acquired communication disorders, and community support to people with aphasia. Over the years, Dr. Kong have received continuous funding from federal sources within the U.S. and overseas for research, education, and knowledge exchange projects. He has also published a wide range of scholarly products, including over 130 peer-reviewed publications, several Chinese corpora of spoken discourse, textbooks, and clinical handbooks, as well as numerous clinical assessment batteries of language and cognition. Dr. Kong serves and served as Consultant to many international and national agencies, such as “Aphasia United”, “Voices of Hope for Aphasia”, “Hong Kong Hospital Authority”, “The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation”, and “The Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapists”. He is currently Academic Editor of “PLOS ONE”, and Guest Editor of “American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology” and “Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders”. Dr. Kong’s achievements have been recognized by many internal honors within UCF and externally bestowed awards, such as “Recognition for Outstanding Contribution in International Achievement” by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2013. | |
