Objective: Identify what factors are associated with functional social support and social
network post stroke; explore stroke survivors' perspectives on what changes occur and how …

Hilari K, Needle JJ, Harrison KL. What are the important factors in health-related quality of
life for people with aphasia? A systematic review. OBJECTIVE: To determine factors …

Purpose. Stroke rehabilitation programmes aim to improve functional outcomes and quality
of life. This study explored long-term outcomes in a cohort of people admitted to two acute …

The concept of living successfully with aphasia has recently emerged as an alternative to
more traditional “deficit” models in aphasiology, encouraging a focus on positive rather than …

Background & Aims: Stroke and aphasia can have a profound impact on people's social
activities, and family and social relationships. This study looked at patterns of social support …

Objective Social support to stroke survivors has been recognized as an important
determinant of their health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but this relationship is not clarified …

Mitchell AJ, Kemp S, Benito-León J, Reuber M. The influence of cognitive impairment on
health-related quality of life in neurological disease. Background: Cognitive impairment is …

Background: While the negative impact of aphasia has been the focus of much research, few
studies have investigated more positive examples of people living with aphasia. Exploring …

About a third of strokes cause aphasia, or language loss, with profound consequences for
the person's social participation and quality of life. These problems may be mitigated by …

Background: Health‐related quality of life (HRQL) measures are increasingly used to help
us understand the impact of disease or disability on a person's life and to measure the …