Background: Studies describing communication between people with aphasia and family
members have suggested that family members are not always skilled communication …

METHOD Subjects. The subjects for this study were a 62-year-old couple that had been
married for 40 years. The husband was 4 years post onset of aphasia. His performance on …

Background: Conversation partner training can be effective in improving communication in
aphasia. However, there is a need for further research about effects of specific training …

Background: The investigation into conversational interaction in aphasia and its therapeutic
implications has received much interest. It is increasingly accepted that people with aphasia …

Background: People with aphasia and their spouses frequently meet professionals to
discuss health‐related issues. In this situation, which is often in an interview form, various …

Background: Conversational training programmes are increasingly being reported for
partners of people with aphasia. The approach, formats used and ways in which these …

Background: Family education, training, and counselling programmes have been cited as
one way to complement traditional interventions for the individual with aphasia. However …

Wilkinson R, Wielaert S. Rehabilitation targeted at everyday communication: can we change
the talk of people with aphasia and their significant others within conversation? OBJECTIVE …

Background: In recent years conversation has become an area of interest for aphasia
therapy, with several studies using conversation analysis (CA) to target and evaluate …

Background Communication is at the heart of relationships, especially for couples. When
language is altered, as it is in aphasia, communication in couples can be affected. Aims To …