Comprehensive Assessment of Reading in Aphasia (CARA) reading questionnaire-German version.

What is already known on the subject Reading comprehension is frequently impaired in PWA. Reading preferences, the perception of difficulties and the impact on everyday life reading activities are specific to the individual and thus need to be known for goal-setting, intervention planning and monitoring of change. As part of a comprehensive assessment of reading, Morris et al. developed a person-centred English language questionnaire for this purpose. So far, there is no equivalent tool in German. What this paper adds to the existing knowledge In this study, we translated and adapted the questionnaire to German language and culture, and analysed its validity and reliability with German-speaking PWA. We demonstrated that the German version is accessible for German-speaking PWA, and that it has appropriate validity, reliability and sensitivity to measure self-reported change. Outcomes of the questionnaire correlate with text level reading speed. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work? The German version of the questionnaire could be a valuable self-reported outcome measure to assess individual perceptions of reading and to measure progress (as perceived by an individual) as a consequence of recovery or intervention in either clinical or research settings. As reading speed might be an indicator of everyday life reading as perceived by an individual, it should be considered in reading assessments and interventions.