Background: Families living with aphasia often have unmet needs despite intervention
provided in hospital and rehabilitation environments (Denman, 1998; Michallet, Le Dorze, & …

¼ That's what I® nd di¬ cult. The spouse of the aphasic person, that's the most forgotten
person in all of that story¼ be it by the therapists or the specialists ¼ that's what I found di¬ …

Background: Because communication deficits caused by aphasia affect both persons with
aphasia and their communication partners, most speech-language pathologists are aware of …

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

Patient-centered care is extending the sphere of health care beyond the patient, focusing
attention upon the family caregiver (s). In this context, patient–family relationships are at the …

Background: Aphasia has an impact beyond the person with aphasia; relatives of people
with aphasia are affected by communication difficulties and are service users in their own …

Background: Comprehensive aphasia treatment includes interventions aimed at assisting
family and friends in learning about and adjusting to aphasia. These interventions include …

This study describes a communication skills group programme for four carers of adults with
aphasia that ran once a week for 6 consecutive weeks. The content of the group was based …

A literature review considering the stresses and interventions involving informal carers of
aphasic stroke patients has interest for all who base their work on the knowledge that …

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