Achtergrond Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT) is ontstaan uit de fysiotherapeutische behandeling Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). CIAT is een zeer intensieve groepstherapie in spelvorm waarbij de deelnemers worden gedwongen verbaal te communiceren en compensatiestrategieën dienen te …

To investigate social participation of stroke survivors with aphasia and het related and environmental factors: what is already known; how to measure; how is the patients' perception; how do they participate.

Patients with poststroke aphasia have higher mortality rates and worse functional outcome than patients without aphasia. Nurses are well aware of aphasia and the associated problems for patients with stroke because they have daily contact with them. The challenge is to provide evidence-based care directed …

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Background The experiences of residents who have communication difficulties such as dysphasia are largely absent from the literature. Aim To illuminate the everyday experiences of four residents with severe communication difficulties living in a residential care setting in the Netherlands. Methodology …