Who decides what criteria are important to consider in exploring the outcomes of Conversation Approaches? A Participatory Health Research Study.

Approximately 176,000 new individuals in the United Kingdom and Ireland are diagnosed with stroke annually with up to one third experiencing aphasia. Qualitative research methods are increasingly used to capture the complexity of service users’ experiences of health and illness; however, the voice of service users with aphasia continues to be limited in published healthcare literature. This participatory research study included people with aphasia as co-researchers in the exploration of aphasia and a Conversation Partner Programme (CPP)We are grateful to the following organisations for their collaboration and support: The Department of Speech and Language Therapy, PCCC, HSE West, Galway, Ireland, http://hse.ie/eng/services/list/ 1/LHO/Galway/Therapy/ and Connect (the communication disability network) www.ukconnect.orgpeer-reviewe

Addressing the long term impacts of aphasia: How far does the Conversation Partner Programme go?

Approximately 176,000 new individuals in the United Kingdom and Ireland are diagnosed with stroke annually with up to one third experiencing aphasia. Qualitative research methods are increasingly used to capture the complexity of service users’ experiences of health and illness; however, the voice of service users with aphasia continues to be limited in published healthcare literature. This participatory research study included people with aphasia as co-researchers in the exploration of aphasia and a Conversation Partner Programme (CPP)We are grateful to the following organisations for their collaboration and support: The Department of Speech and Language Therapy, PCCC, HSE West, Galway, Ireland, http://hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/LHO/Galway/Therapy/ and Connect (the communication disability network) www.ukconnect.org