title: The public awareness of aphasia: an international survey.
abstract: We surveyed 929 shoppers in Exeter (England), Louisiana (USA) and Sydney (Australia) to determine what they knew of aphasia. Between 10% and 18% said they had heard of aphasia but only between 1.5% and 7.6% had even some basic knowledge of aphasia. We found that more females knew something about aphasia than males and that older people were more likely to have heard of it, although those with some knowledge were significantly younger. Informants had heard of aphasia mainly through their work or the media and were mainly professionals like teachers, nurses, therapists, managers and administrators, followed by a retired/student group. We found some differences in awareness levels in the different locations we sampled. Results have implications for targeting awareness raising and campaigning.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Exeter University, Exeter EX4 4QG, UK. c.f.s.code@exeter.ac.uk
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authors.lastname: Code
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001037:Aphasia; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires