The Consequences of the Consequences: The Impact of the Environment on People With Aphasia Over Time.
Top Lang Disord
; 37(1): 85-100, 2017 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28232769
ABSTRACT
Understanding the impact of the environment on the participation of people with aphasia depends on one's perspective. A long-term perspective provides a unique insight into the myriad of ways in which the environment can influence the participation of people living with aphasia over decades. In this article, the authors present the real-life story of "Hank," who has lived with aphasia for more than 15 years. The authors consider how 2 different conceptual frameworks-the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and the Social Determinants of Health-account for Hank's experience. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health is useful to conceptualize the range of factors that influence living with aphasia at a particular point in time. In contrast, the Social Determinants of Health is useful to conceptualize the cumulative impact of living with aphasia on long-term health and well-being. Viewing aphasia as a social condition that impacts social determinants of health has potentially wide ranging implications for service design and delivery and the role of speech-language pathologists.
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Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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En
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Top Lang Disord
Year:
2017
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Article
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