The aim of this article is to describe aphasia using the framework provided by the World
Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) …

Objective To examine and compare the contents of health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
measures used in stroke, based on the ICF as the frame of reference. Design We conducted …

Background A core outcome set (COS; an agreed, minimum set of outcomes) was needed to
address the heterogeneous measurement of outcomes in aphasia treatment research and to …

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Abstract The Assessment for Living with Aphasia (ALA) is a pictographic, self-report
measure of aphasia-related quality-of-life. Research was undertaken to assess test–re-test …

Post-stroke health-related quality of life (HRQoL) reflects a comprehensive view of
subjective health and a measure of a person's perceived physical, mental and social health …

Objective To determine factors that contribute to living well with aphasia in the first 12
months poststroke. Design Prospective longitudinal cohort study. Setting Hospitalized care …

This special issue of Folia Phoniatrica and Logopedica is on quality of life (QoL) in aphasia.
It includes papers on the QoL and its relation to education and linguistic performance in …

Purpose: Aphasia is a communication disorder associated with impairments in spoken
language, understanding, reading and writing that impacts upon daily activities, participation …

Objective: To develop and validate a clinically feasible measure of communication
effectiveness for people with any type of communication problem following stroke. Design …