Interpersonal relationships with surrounding people in the surrounding context.
Published in Chapter:
Psychosocial Perspectives of Persons With Aphasia
Sunil Kumar Ravi (Shravana Institute of Speech and Hearing, India), Anusha Chilakalapudi (GSR Institute of Craniofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, India), Krupa Saira George (Samvaad Institute of Speech and Hearing, India), Divya P. (Naseema Institute of Speech and Hearing, India), and Shyamala K. Chengappa (All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, India)
Copyright: © 2018
|Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4955-0.ch002
Abstract
Psychosocial problems are one of the major issues seen in persons with aphasia (PWA), but the severity of these psychosocial problems vary depending upon age, socioeconomic status, nature of job pre-morbidly, family support, emotional factors, and quality of life. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) by World Health Organization in the field of communication disorders, specifically for aphasia and other neurogenic communication disorders, provided clear guidelines and information about the importance of assessment and treatment of PWA in terms of body functions and structures, activities and participation, and environmental and personal factors affecting the quality of life in these individuals. The present chapter is primarily focused on studying the psychosocial aspects in PWA, specifically the quality of life and other psychosocial disturbances in the Indian context.