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Off, Catherine A.; Griffin, Jenna R.; Murray, Kirsten W.; Milman, Lisa – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
Patient-centered care is extending the sphere of health care beyond the patient, focusing attention upon the family caregiver(s). In this context, patient-family relationships are at the center of consistent, well-developed interprofessional interventions that encompass caregiver education, training, and wellness. Cohort models of intervention…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Aphasia, Patients, Family Relationship
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Hersh, Deborah – Topics in Language Disorders, 2015
Despite widespread support for user involvement in health care, people with aphasia (PWA) report feeling ignored and disempowered in care contexts. They also rarely have the opportunity to give feedback on their experiences of care post-stroke. However, it is important for health care professionals to hear this feedback, both to understand the…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Neurological Impairments, Psychological Patterns, Health Services
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Duchan, Judith; Jennings, Marian; Barrett, Ray; Butler, Brian – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
Art galleries, theaters, and museums are often communicatively inaccessible to people with aphasia. This article describes how a group of people with aphasia and a group of health and arts service providers worked together to develop an arts access initiative that involved people with aphasia in accessing museums and arts courses in the community…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Theaters, Museums, Aphasia
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Parr, Susie; Pound, Carole; Hewitt, Alan – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
This article describes the efforts of a group of people in the United Kingdom at Connect-the communication disability network-to make health and social services more communicatively accessible to people with aphasia. The project involved listening to people with aphasia talk about their experiences with health and social care services and working…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Services, Aphasia, Interpersonal Communication