Stroke significantly impacts the lives of both the person who sustained the stroke and their
entire family unit (Dawes et al., 2022), often profoundly changing the roles and dynamics …

Most of the authors of this book had never heard the word “aphasia” until their loved ones'
strokes occurred. I didn't know myself until I took a neuroscience course some 20 years ago …

Abstract Language and lifestyle changes experienced following the onset of aphasia extend
beyond the individual to impact family members of persons with aphasia. Research …

Abstract Questions and Answers on Aphasia/Stroke, poses various questions on the
forefront of our chapter author's minds as they struggle to manage care for their loved one …

Background Previous studies have predominantly focused on the needs of persons with
aphasia (PWA), after a stroke diagnosis. However, aphasia is found to cause communication …

Background: The impact of stroke and aphasia has been recognised as a family problem for
many years with studies highlighting spouses' need for information at different times along …

Purpose Communication difficulties are highly prevalent in the stroke population, with
implications for patient experience, safety and outcomes. This study explores the …

Background: Experts on aphasia rehabilitation concur that recovery from a stroke and
resulting aphasia continues to occur, over a longer period of time post-stroke than previously …

Loss of friendship post-onset of aphasia is well documented, with reduced social network
size and social isolation commonly reported. Because friendship has strong links to …

Background Care partners are an integral part of the recovery process for people with
aphasia after stroke, and they often depend on speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to …