In the United States, the incidence rate of new or recurrent stroke is approximately 795 000
per year, and stroke prevalence for individuals over the age of 20 years is estimated at 6.5 …

Simmons-Mackie N, Raymer A, Armstrong E, Holland A, Cherney LR. Communication
partner training in aphasia: a systematic review. OBJECTIVES: To describe the effects of …

Dickey L, Kagan A, Lindsay MP, Fang J, Rowland A, Black S. Incidence and profile of
inpatient stroke-induced aphasia in Ontario, Canada. OBJECTIVES: To determine the …

Background: Little is known about the way people with aphasia perceive their social
participation and its influencing factors. Aims: To explore how people with aphasia perceive …

Background: Social networks are the context for communication and life participation and
are associated with adults' health, well-being, and longevity. Compared to other populations …

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 …

Primary objectives:(1) To propose a model for consolidating and disseminating existing
evidence relevant to cognitive-communication interventions after ABI.(2) To present the …

Background: Deficits of executive function (EF) have been proposed as all or part of the
underlying mechanisms of language impairment in at least some types of aphasia …

Background: Considerable attention has been given to the nature of communication
impairments of individuals with TBI (Coelho,; Ylvisaker, Turkstra, & Coelho,). However, there …

Background and objective: Communication disorders have been reported following severe
traumatic brain injury. However, we have little information about patient behaviour during …