Interviews with people with aphasia: Environmental factors that influence their community participation

Howe, Tami; Worrall, Linda; Hickson, Louise

doi:10.1080/02687030701640941

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“…This model of aphasia management (Simmons-Mackie, 2001) suggests that the surrounding environment needs to accommodate the IwA as much as the aphasic person needs to adjust and compensate for the aphasia. The main themes evidenced by the CPs' comments revealed that the environment had a great effect on whether communication was facilitated or impeded, which appears to support the idea of a social model of aphasia management and resonates with Howe et al (2008aHowe et al ( , 2008b emphasizing that environmental factors act as barriers or facilitators to community participation.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 55%

Strategies Used by Communication Partners of Aphasic Speakers

Paul

Sanders

2009

Activities, Adaptation & Aging

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This article explores the experiences of communication partners of individuals with aphasia. The social model of aphasia intervention provided a useful framework when addressing the impact of the aphasic person's environment on the success of communication attempts. The communication partners perceived strategies such as maintaining a routine, using multiple communication modalities, and using targeted questions as helpful. Behaviors of the communication partners were considered just as important to establishing effective communication, including active listening, patience, and a genuine desire to perceive the message of the aphasic individual. Implications for practical applications and future research are outlined.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 55%

Strategies Used by Communication Partners of Aphasic Speakers

Paul

Sanders

2009

Activities, Adaptation & Aging

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“…However, as the soup cooks, the flavours come together to create an essence that is more than the sum of the parts-a chicken soupness that defines the product and possibly evokes broader social or cultural meanings (e.g., curative powers of chicken soup; memories of childhood). Like a soup, qualitative research might involve consideration of the basic ingredients or core concepts of a phenomenon (as in , analysis of these into descriptive categories or taxonomies (as in Howe et al, 2008) and extraction of the essence or themes that cut across the categories and offer explanation (as in . This delineation is not intended as a criticism since the aims of studies differ and require different levels of interpretation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Qualitative research in aphasia: A review of the literature

Simmons‐Mackie

Lynch

2013

Aphasiology

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Background: In the past decade, there has been a growing interest in qualitative research in the field of aphasia. Knowledge of patterns and trends in this body of research would inform future research. However, there is little information about the characteristics or patterns of qualitative research in aphasia. Aims: In order to describe qualitative research in aphasia, a review of the aphasia literature from 1993 to 2013 was undertaken. Studies were identified using a variety of search terms for the following electronic databases: PubMed, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Web of Science and ComDisDome. A total of 78 articles that met the review criteria were identified and data were extracted in the following areas: topic of study, participants, data collection, research design and data analysis. Main Contribution: Publication of qualitative research in aphasia has increased since 1993 and contributed to an important database regarding phenomena associated with life with aphasia. The most prevalent research topics relate to the experience of aphasia, activities or participation of people with aphasia, perceptions of intervention or outcomes, perceived goals or needs and environmental factors. People with aphasia were the most frequent participants. A majority of studies employed generic qualitative methods independent of a traditional qualitative philosophy. Interview was the most prevalent data collection method, and few studies reported methods of determining if the amount of data were sufficient to meet the study aims. The depth of interpretation (level of analysis) varied across studies from concrete category listings to higher-level explanatory themes. Conclusions: Despite the variation across studies, identified trends provided valuable information and raised interesting questions for debate. Questions are posed for future consideration such as "should aphasia researchers more frequently apply methods from established qualitative traditions?" and "should aphasia research include a wider variety of data collection methods?" Questions were raised regarding terminology (e.g., themes versus categories) and depth of interpretation in qualitative studies. The findings also provide concrete direction; for example, qualitative researchers might improve the reporting of methods for determining data sufficiency.

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“…The results of surveys report the difficult environments of people with aphasia. For example, Howe et al conducted interviews to investigate the environmental factors that hinder or support the community participation of adults with aphasia [2]. They identified a wide range of barriers and facilitators and several practices.…”

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Analysis of Activities of Adults with Aphasia at Community-Based Rehabilitation Training

Nosu¹,

Shigeta²

2015

JBM

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Aphasia is a higher brain dysfunction that affects the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. The purpose of this research is to establish support guidelines based on a questionnaire survey and a language activity analysis of rehabilitation training so that volunteers can more easily assist disabled persons with aphasia. The focus of this study was the non-profit community-based intervention group Yokohama Aphasia Partner Group, which consists of members with aphasia, their families, speech-language-and-hearing therapists, psychiatric social workers, and volunteers. The following results were obtained. (1) Members with aphasia participate in the Partner Group because they can meet others with aphasia on a regular basis as well as participate in the aphasia rehabilitation program with the recovery of language functions. In addition to medical treatment, the community-based support, which improves the environment and other life contextual factors, is important for rehabilitation. (2) An individual with aphasia shows different language actions, and so an individually different support system in accordance with language activity is necessary.

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Interviews with people with aphasia: Environmental factors that influence their community participation

Cited by 107 publications

References 35 publications

Strategies Used by Communication Partners of Aphasic Speakers

Strategies Used by Communication Partners of Aphasic Speakers

Qualitative research in aphasia: A review of the literature

Analysis of Activities of Adults with Aphasia at Community-Based Rehabilitation Training

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