The Quality of Life Levels Among Individuals with Various Types of Aphasia

Authors : İbrahim Can YAŞA

Pages : 123-149

Doi:10.58563/dkyad-2023.62.2

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Publication Date : 2023-08-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: It is very important to improve the quality of life insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(QoL); of individuals with aphasia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IwA); following stroke. Although it is known that aphasia affects QoL negatively, there is a need for studies to examine how QoL is affected considering different types of aphasia as this might have significant implcations on planning aphasia assessment and therapy. The aim of this study was to examine QoL levels among individuals with different types of aphasia. Method: A total of 49 IwA were included in the study and categorized into seven groups referring to each aphasia type. These groups consisted of non-fluent aphasia [Broca\`s aphasia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=7);; transcortical motor aphasia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=7);; mixed transcortical aphasia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=7);]; and fluent aphasia [Wernicke\`s aphasia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=7);; transcortical sensory aphasia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=7);; anomic aphasia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=7);; and conduction aphasia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=7);]. Turkish versions of Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire-Hospital version 10 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SADQ-H10-TR);, Aphasia Impact Questionnaire-21 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AIQ-21-TR);, and Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SAQOL-39-TR); were used to measure QoL among IwA. Results: No difference was observed between fluent and non-fluent IwA in terms of age, gender, education level, employment status, dominant hand, post-onset time, and psychological treatment received. While the overall scores of AIQ-21-TR and SADQ-10-TR were higher in non-fluent IwA compared with fluent ones, the overall score of SAQOL-39-TR was observed to be higher in fluent IwA compared to non-fluent IwA. The highest score in the overall score of AIQ-21-TR, including all subsections, was in the mixed transcortical aphasia group. According to the scores of SADQ-10-TR, the individuals with transcortical motor aphasia had the highest overall score and those with anomic aphasia had the lowest score. Conclusion: The results of the study showed differences within scores of all the scales that evaluated QoL among all types of aphasia, demonstrating that the QoL levels were affected differently considering all types of aphasia.
Keywords : yaşam kalitesi, afazi tipleri, afazi etkisi, depresyon, sosyal katılım