Background: There have been numerous calls for rehabilitation professionals to involve
patients or clients in decisions about the goals of therapy. And yet collaborative goal setting …

Background: The use of qualitative methodologies in speech and language therapy has
grown over the past two decades, and there is now a body of literature, both generally …

Many people with aphasia (language impairment post-stroke) want to know their prognosis
for recovery, yet current understanding of their experience of receiving prognoses is limited …

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 …

Objective To review and synthesise qualitative literature relating to the views, perceptions
and experiences of patients with acquired neurological conditions and their caregivers …

Background Prognostication is a complex clinical task that involves forming a prediction
about recovery and communicating prognostic information to patients and families. In …

Purpose: This study reports on current provision of aphasia services by speech pathologists
in Singapore. Method: A 44-item web-based survey was conducted looking into areas of …

Background: While evidence suggests that intensive aphasia therapy is associated with
positive patient outcomes, speech language pathologists continue to report delivering …

Background Although aphasia rehabilitation should include significant others, it is currently
unknown how this recommendation is adopted in speech–language therapy practice …

Background: The aphasiology literature contains very little on how therapy ends. However,
the events surrounding discharge are complex and are an integral part of therapy as a …