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The Discovery Project

The Discovery project investigated the impact of Connect's support services on people with aphasia and their relatives who come to Connect.The team talked to thirty eight people with aphasia and their relatives before they came to Connect and again six months later. They asked people with aphasia and their relatives about their communication and what life was like since their stroke and aphasia. Most people who took part in the project and used Connect services saw changes in their communication and quality of life. 85% of people with aphasia said their communication had improved since coming to Connect. 93% of relatives/carers said their partner's communication had improved since coming to Connect.

Who is involved: Anna van der Gaag, Chris Mowles, Stephanie Davis, Lesley Smith, Becky Moss, from the Universities of Strathclyde and Oxford, plus an advisory group of people with aphasia and professionals invovled in evaluation research

For further information about this project contact: annavandergaag@btinternet.com

Research publications from the project
van der Gaag, A. et al. (2005) Therapy and support services for people with long-term stroke and aphasia and their relatives: a six-month follow-up study. Clinical Rehabilitation; 19: 372-380.

van der Gaag, A. and Brooks, R (2006) An economic evaluation of a therapy and support service for people with long term stroke and aphasia. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders . Submitted. This research was commissioned by Connect.

van der Gaag, A, Mowles, C (2005) Understanding Values. In Anderson, C., van der Gaag, A (2005) Speech and Language Therapy: Issues in Professional Practice. Chichester: Wiley.

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