Provision of Social Support in People with Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

The number of neurological deficits may occur and consider speech and language disorders. The Most prevalent language impairment following a stroke is Aphasia. These impairs affect a person’s capacity for language use, such as speech, reading, writing and comprehension. The objective is to find social support in people with post-stroke Aphasia. Individuals with post-stroke Aphasia used a cross-sectional study design. The study was conducted in the OPD of CMH and Mayo Hospital, Lahore, within 3 Months. A sample size of 152 patients aged 40 to 65 of both genders was taken by using convenient sampling techniques. People with stroke were the targeted population. A demographic sheet was used to collect particulars of study participants. A standardised tool, Social Support Survey Instrument, was used to find social support in post-stroke aphasia patients. The social support survey Questionnaire was used. It has four parts and 18 items. The gathered data was statistically analysed on SPSS. In a Sample of 152 patients with stroke, there were 93 males and 59 females. The results show that the average mean value of variable Emotional Support is 25.7, Affectionate Support is 13.0, Tangible Support is 10.3 and Positive Interaction is 8.9. That shows the person with Aphasia mostly receives emotional support in terms of social support, and the least is positive social interaction, which they get. It was concluded that post-stroke aphasia patients’ social support was lower. They received lower positive social interaction as compared to other social support, like Emotional Support, Tangible Support and Affectionate Support.