Adaptation of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination and the Boston Naming Test into Finnish

Abstract

We have adapted two widely used aphasia tests, the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE) and the Boston Naming Test (BNT), to the Finnish language. The BDAE is the first extensive standardized aphasia test battery that will be published in Finnish. The test adaptations as well as reliability and validity information of the Finnish BDAE version are described. The Finnish versions of both BDAE and BNT are expected to gain widespread use among speech therapists and neuropsychologists working with Finnish-speaking subjects.

Key Words:

• aphasia
• aphasia testing
• test translation
• Finnish.