Quality of Life (QoL) is a broad concept that has been applied for the last six decades across
many different disciplines, such as economics and disability studies (Australian Centre on …

This article provides concise reviews of widely-used quality of life (QOL) instruments for use
with persons with voice disorders. Designed primarily for English-speaking persons, the …

Assessing health related quality of life (HRQOL) in people with communication disabilities is
a challenge in health related research. Materials used to assess HRQOL are often …

Background: Speech pathologists infrequently address the quality of aphasic people's lives
in a direct manner in rehabilitation, most likely due to the difficulty in grasping the role of …

Abstract'Quality of life (QOL)', although an underlying goal of rehabilitation for people with
disabilities, has been largely overlooked in the management of communication-disabled …

This special issue of Folia Phoniatrica and Logopedica is on quality of life (QoL) in aphasia.
It includes papers on the QoL and its relation to education and linguistic performance in …

Background Children's and adolescent's speech and language difficulties (SaLD) can affect
various domains of quality of life (QoL), and speech and language therapy interventions are …

Well-being is an important consideration for any professional (clinician or researcher)
working with people who have acquired communication difficulties. The role of well-being in …

The fundamental characteristics of quality of life (QoL) are considered the same for all
people. However, the relative importance of QoL domains may vary for specific populations …

Quality of life (QOL) assessment for people with aphasia has been limited by many
difficulties. Possibly the most important issue is altered language comprehension ability …