Towards the Consistent Inclusion of People With Aphasia in Stroke Research Irrespective of Discipline.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier BV
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2022, 103, (11), pp. 2256-2263
- Issue Date:
- 2022-11
Closed Access
| Filename | Description | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higgins_APhasia inclus res_APMR_2022.pdf | Published version | 316.29 kB |
Copyright Clearance Process
- Recently Added
- In Progress
- Closed Access
This item is closed access and not available.
People with aphasia have been systematically excluded from stroke research or included without the necessary modifications, threatening external study validity. In this paper, we propose that 1) the inclusion of people with aphasia should be considered as standard in stroke research irrespective of discipline and that 2) modifications should be made to stroke research procedures to support people with aphasia to achieve meaningful and valid inclusion. We argue that outright exclusion of this heterogenous population from stroke research based purely on a diagnosis of aphasia is rarely required and present a rationale for deliberate inclusion of people with aphasia in stroke research. The purpose of this paper is fourfold: 1) to highlight the issue and implications of excluding people with aphasia from stroke research; 2) to acknowledge the current barriers to including people with aphasia in stroke research; 3) to provide stroke researchers with methods to enable inclusion, including recommendations, resources, and guidance; and 4) to consider research needed to develop aphasia inclusive practices in stroke research.
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: