Spouse attitudes toward the person with aphasia.
This investigation evaluated the attitudes of individuals towards their aphasic spouse. Using modified Q-methodology, 15 spouses of fluent aphasic patients, 15 spouses of nonfluent aphasic patients, and 30 matched controls completed a 70-item Q-sort. The spouses of nonfluent aphasic patients had a significantly greater number of negative attitudes toward their spouses than the spouses of fluent aphasic patients. The spouses of patients in both aphasia groups had a significantly greater number of negative attitudes toward their spouses than the matched controls. The most common attitudes of spouses of patients in both aphasic groups divided into six factors: compliance, desirability, egocentricity, independence, maturity, and sociability.
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University of Arizona, Tucson.
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D001039:Aphasia, Broca; D001041:Aphasia, Wernicke; D001290:Attitude; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests