Aphasia disrupts usual care:“I'm not mad, I'm not deaf”–the experiences of individuals with aphasia and family members in hospital

M Carragher, G Steel, R O'Halloran… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Communication difficulties are highly prevalent in the stroke population, with
implications for patient experience, safety and outcomes. This study explores the …

Aphasia disrupts usual care: the stroke team's perceptions of delivering healthcare to patients with aphasia

M Carragher, G Steel, R O'Halloran… - Disability and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Communication disability, including aphasia, is prevalent in the stroke population
and impacts service delivery. This study explored the experiences of the multidisciplinary …

Improving communicative access and patient experience in acute stroke care: An implementation journey

A Kagan, N Simmons-Mackie, E Villar-Guerrero… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Patient experience for people with aphasia/families in acute care is frequently
reported as negative, with communication barriers contributing to adverse events and …

“Living in a foreign country”: experiences of staff–patient communication in inpatient stroke settings for people with post-stroke aphasia and those supporting them

L Clancy, R Povey, K Rodham - Disability and Rehabilitation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Staff–patient communication in in-patient stroke settings is viewed as challenging
for stroke survivors with aphasia and those supporting them. This study sought to explore …

Exploring the communication experiences of stroke nurses and patients with aphasia in an acute stroke unit

R Heard, H Anderson, C Horsted - Speech, Language and Hearing, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the perceptions of stroke nurses
and patients with aphasia on their experiences of communicating in an acute stroke hospital …

Prevalence of aphasia and dysarthria among inpatient stroke survivors: describing the population, therapy provision and outcomes on discharge

C Mitchell, M Gittins, S Tyson, A Vail, P Conroy… - Aphasiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Stroke causes communication impairments but we lack the real-world
population-level data needed to inform inpatient and community services. Aims: To establish …

Information, communication, advocacy, and complaint: how the spouse of a man with aphasia managed his discharge from hospital

D Hersh, E Armstrong - Aphasiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Supporting communication for people with aphasia in stroke rehabilitation: transfer of training in a multidisciplinary stroke team

S Horton, K Lane, C Shiggins - Aphasiology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Participation of people with aphasia in clinical care and rehabilitation is an
area of increasing research interest. Supported communication (SC) training, which aims to …

How ten speech-language pathologists provide informational counseling across the rehabilitation continuum for care partners of stroke survivors with aphasia

JS Shafer, KL Haley, A Jacks - Aphasiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

“Ward talk”: Nurses' interaction with people with and without aphasia in the very early period poststroke

D Hersh, E Godecke, E Armstrong, N Ciccone… - Aphasiology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Nursing staff are the most frequent communication partners, after family
members, for people in hospital poststroke, and they play an essential role in the …