| Quality of Life in Aphasia: A Special Issue of Aphasiology Contributor(s): Holland, Audrey (Editor), Worrall, Linda (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1841699462 ISBN-13: 9781841699462 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Series: Special Issues of Aphasiology |
| Physical Information: 90 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Improving quality of life could be considered the ultimate goal of aphasia rehabilitation. Understanding clients' perspectives of their own quality of life is also crucial for targeting appropriate and effective interventions. Measuring quality of life is also an important outcome measure, crucial for ensuring adequate funding is available for aphasia services. Hence, quality of life has become a significant topic in aphasiology. This special issue of Aphasiology is dedicated to the topic of quality of life in aphasia. The issue includes a number of studies from around the world describing and measuring quality of life in this population. It also contains studies that have developed and evaluated interventions that have addressed quality of life issues in people with aphasia. The issue provides a comprehensive view of quality of life research currently being conducted in aphasiology around the world. |