Purpose. Aphasia can profoundly affect a person's capacity for social participation. The
purpose of this study is to describe how people with aphasia participate socially, and to …

Background: People with aphasia face situations of handicap in their daily life and activities
for which they were not fully prepared in rehabilitation. Aims: The present research aimed to …

Background: Communication impairments following stroke impact on social interactions and
life experience. To look beyond body functions and activities into actual performance in life …

Background: Little is known about the way people with aphasia perceive their social
participation and its influencing factors. Aims: To explore how people with aphasia perceive …

Dalemans RJ, de Witte LP, Beurskens AJ, van den Heuvel WJ, Wade DT. Psychometric
properties of the community integration questionnaire adjusted for people with aphasia …

Background: Re-establishing participation in social life is an important aim of rehabilitation,
but instruments to measure participation in people with aphasia are rare. Aims: To identify …

Background: A previous systematic review found limited data regarding social participation
in working-age people with aphasia (PWA). A review of recent studies may reveal more …

Background: Speech‐language pathologists have been encouraged to create
communication‐friendly environments to enable the everyday participation of their clients …

Objectives. For rehabilitation professionals to adequately address meaningful participation
in social activities with their patients after a stroke, there must be a better understanding of …

Background: Social networks are the context for communication and life participation and
are associated with adults' health, well-being, and longevity. Compared to other populations …