ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2017
Quality of life in aphasic patients 1 year after a first stroke.
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- Melodic Intonation Therapy on Non-fluent Aphasia After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Analysis on Clinical Trials.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
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- The Benefits of Conversation Group Treatment for Individuals With Chronic Aphasia: Updated Evidence From a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial on Measures of Language and Communication.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2025Trial
- Domains of Health-Related Quality of Life Are Associated With Specific Deficits and Lesion Locations in Chronic Aphasia.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2021Trial
- Decision-Making for Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Large Vessel Occlusions and Mild Neurological Deficit: A Consensus Statement.Journal of stroke · 2025Review
- Multifactorial interplay on language recovery following left-hemispheric stroke: A retrospective study.Journal of neuropsychology · 2025Article
- Measuring Quality of Life in Stroke Survivors: Validity and Reliability of the Spanish COOP/WONCA Scale.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- Mediation and moderation analysis of the association between physical capability and quality of life among stroke patients.PloS one · 2025Article
- Adaptation of The Scenario Test for Greek-speaking people with aphasia: A reliability and validity study.International journal of language & communication disorders · 2022Article
- Research trends of the neuroimaging in aphasia: A bibliometric analysis and visualization analysis from 2004 to 2021.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Review
- Cortical microstructural changes associated with treated aphasia recovery.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2021Article
- Validation of the Spanish Version of Newcastle Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Measure (NEWSQOL).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- [Review on the improvements in communication skills among aphasic patients through the use of portable technology.]Revista espanola de salud publica · 2020Review
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- Neuroplasticity of Language Networks in Aphasia: Advances, Updates, and Future Challenges.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Review
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Abstract
purposeThis study had twofold objective: (1) assessing change and dynamic processes over time between severity of aphasia and functional autonomy and (2) examining the temporal relationships between functional autonomy, depressive mood and quality of life in stroke patients with aphasia.
methodProspective study of patients with aphasia consecutively included after a first stroke and examined 1 year later at home (n = 101). Assessment included a visual analogical scale assessing QoL, a functional autonomy scale, a severity of aphasia scale, a communication questionnaire and a depression scale. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate competitive models, in which depressive mood or QoL was the ultimate endogenous variable (i.e., vulnerability vs. scar model).
resultsOne year after stroke, there were a slight improvement in language impairment (stability coefficient = .61, p < .001) and a moderate improvement in functional autonomy (stability coefficient = .44, p < .001). There were prospective reciprocal effects between severity of aphasia and functional autonomy, i.e., each state exerted a temporal dynamic prediction on the other over time. Cross-sectional results from path analysis showed that depressive mood negatively predicted QoL (i.e., scar model); there was no evidence of the reverse association.
conclusionResults and their practical relevance in treatment were discussed. Predicting as soon as possible which factors would be related to late QoL in stroke patients with aphasia is of major importance.
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