… Study, a 20-year, prospective, longitudinal study of a community sample of individuals
with and without early speech and/or language impairments (N = 284). Participants were first …

… life, as well as those who require a supportive residential setting to achieve a satisfying
quality of life. … functions of a meaningful life for individuals faced with cognitive communicative …

… and their family members can be significant and long-lasting, with most cases of aphasia
persisting for the remainder of an individual's life. The chronic nature of aphasia has led some …

… Research on this topic has represented a shift away from ‘deficit’ models and a focus on
the negative impacts of aphasia on individuals’ everyday life functioning and quality of life. …

… the QOL of individuals with specific language impairment, our goal … language impairment
and an individual’s status in various life domains, subjective happiness, or satisfaction with life …

… implications for speech-language pathologists who provide support to these individuals. The
… provide suggestions for the roles that speech-language pathologists can play with regard to …

… The various definitions of QoL used in the literature typically focus on an individual's … a
person's individual and social context, each of these three important areas of their lives will have …

… HRQoL is generally considered to be part of the broader construct of Quality-of-Life (QoL),
which the World Health Organization defines as “individuals’ perception of their position in life …

… Contextual factors “represent the complete background of an individual's life and living” and
comprise two components: Environmental Factors and Personal Factors. This review aims to…

… Historically speech and language therapy services for … made about providing therapy to
individuals. While this is clearly … health (ie language competence in early life fosters social …