Welcome to the Friends, Friendship and Aphasia Research Project
Aphasia is a communication disability affecting about one third of people who
have a stroke. Many people live with profound, long term effects of aphasia on
their language, their life and their relationships. Find out more about aphasia
have a stroke. Many people live with profound, long term effects of aphasia on
their language, their life and their relationships. Find out more about aphasia
Aphasia and friends
"She, she just knows me. Erm, she doesn’t judge or she doesn’t, erm, she has
always been there for me and erm, … we had fun together and that’s about it
really."
always been there for me and erm, … we had fun together and that’s about it
really."
Research shows that having a good network of friends and social support can be very helpful after a stroke or head injury. But very little is known about friendships and aphasia.
"I think my friends are my anchor, my anchors."
This website tells you about the Friendship and Aphasia Research Study.
"I think my friends are my anchor, my anchors."
This website tells you about the Friendship and Aphasia Research Study.
We hope the project and the project findings will be useful to:
- people living with aphasia
- their friends and family members
- health and social care staff who work with people who have aphasia
- researchers
- policy makers
PhD Project
The project was part of a PhD research project based at Brunel University.
Carole Pound co-ordinated the research. Carole worked with a team of people with aphasia. Meet the team here
If you have any ideas for improving the website, please send your
comments to cpound@bournemouth.ac.uk
Carole Pound co-ordinated the research. Carole worked with a team of people with aphasia. Meet the team here
If you have any ideas for improving the website, please send your
comments to cpound@bournemouth.ac.uk
