People with aphasia will participate in a language assessment and complete three questionnaires about stress and anxiety. Care partners will complete three questionnaires about stress and anxiety as proxies for the person with aphasia.

This study is looking at stress and anxiety in people with aphasia. Specifically, we are trying to figure out if it is possible to separate feelings of stress and anxiety in people with aphasia who may have a hard time understanding assessment questions or expressing their feelings. We are doing this by giving a language assessment to determine the type and severity of aphasia each person has. Then, they are asked to complete questionnaires that attempt to identify instances of stress and anxiety. Part of the study includes asking care partners who know the individual with aphasia to give a “proxy” report of what they think the person with aphasia’s levels of stress or anxiety are. This will help us determine if these ratings are correct. Additionally, a few people will be asked to participate in an interview that asks questions about stress and anxiety and how those feelings have changed since their stroke.

We are looking for • 20 people with aphasia and 20 care partners • over 18 years of age • history of left hemisphere stroke • normal speech prior to stroke • no history of other neurological disease • access to computer and Internet

Jacqueline Laures-Gore

hgriffey1@gsu.edu

Stroke

Observational

N/A

People with aphasia will be asked to commit up to 1.5 hours during one visit for this research study for language testing and questionnaire completion. Care partners will be asked to commit up to 30 minutes for questionnaire completion. This study will be completed at your home through a virtual platform.

October 31, 2024

You will not personally benefit from this study. We hope to develop a framework for stress and anxiety which may benefit others.

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