QUALITY OF LIFE IN APHASIA COMMUNITY GROUP MEMBERS: A SOCIAL MODEL OF CLINICAL TREATMENT
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2013, Vol 11, Issue 1
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to provide speech-language pathologists with information about aphasia community group outcomes, with a focus on quality of life (QoL) factors. This article will also describe the social model of aphasia treatment as it relates to QoL and discuss the ways in which QoL may affect clinical outcome. The authors will also summarize predictive factors of QoL in people with post-stroke aphasia and briefly describe the assessment scales used to measure health-related QoL in communicative disorders. Participation in aphasia community groups helps to resolve the common complaint of social isolation and help improve psychological well-being through social interaction. It seems that improving quality of life in people with aphasia significantly depends upon building a stable and long-term social support network.
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Linda Carozza, Noel Shafi
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