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Aphasia Impact Questionnaire

The Aphasia Impact Questionnaire (AIQ), most commonly administered as the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale (SAQOL-39), is a comprehensive 39-item self-report measure of health-related quality of life in adults with aphasia following stroke or acquired brain injury. Developed by Hilari and colleagues (2003), AIQ assesses communication function, psychosocial well-being, physical health, and social participation—capturing the multidimensional burden of aphasia on daily life beyond linguistic deficits alone.

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  1. Hilari, K., Byng, S., Lamping, D. L., & Smith, S. C. (2003). Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale–39 (SAQOL-39): Evaluation of Acceptability, Reliability, and Validity. Stroke, 34(8), 1944–1950. DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000081987.46660.07
  2. Hersh, D., Worrall, L., & Simmons-Mackie, N. (2012). How Do People With Aphasia View Quality of Life? Aphasiology, 26(2), 141–160. DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2011.640374
  3. Cruice, M., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2006). Quantifying Aphasic People's Health-Related Quality of Life. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 41(6), 713–730. DOI: 10.1080/13682820500224141

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ScholarGateAphasia Impact Questionnaire (Aphasia Impact Questionnaire (AIQ)). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/speech-language-pathology/aphasia-impact-questionnaire