Background An individual's ability to make autonomous decisions is fundamental to self‐
determination. The presence of neurological pathology, for example, aphasia, and its …

Shared decision-making is a fundamental aspect of person-centered care, and can and
should be part of many different aspects of the rehabilitation process. Communication …

People with aphasia have been systematically excluded from stroke research or included
without the necessary modifications, threatening external study validity. In this paper, we …

Purpose: To review evidence describing how health and social care professionals in
England and Wales assess mental capacity, in order to identify ways to improve practice …

Background Information on the characteristics or long-term outcomes of people with
communication support needs post-stroke is limited. We investigated associations between …

This article explores the issue of aphasia and decision-making within the context of clinical
ethics and patient rights. The cases described illustrate the danger of making assumptions …

Background Healthcare professionals without specialist training in communication disorders
may not know how to identify and support patients with communication disabilities during …

Up to 75% of UK care home residents may lack the mental capacity to make certain
decisions (Wade, Clinical Rehabilitation, 2019, 33, 1561–1570). Care home staff need …

Background The law is leading a cultural shift away from medical paternalism towards
shared decision-making with patients. A person's ability to make decisions about their care …

Background: The Mental Capacity Act (2005) of England and Wales described in statute a
test to determine whether a person lacked the “mental capacity” to make a particular …