Consideration of CALD factors

Health care providers should consider both cultural and linguistic factors of the person/family with aphasia that may have an impact on service delivery.

Reference: Holland & Penn, 1995; Legg & Penn, 2013
NHMRC level of Evidence: Qual.

Rationale: The typical methods and materials used for assessment and intervention may not apply to all individuals in a diverse society (Holland & Penn, 1995). Individuals may have different attitudes towards healthcare in general, aphasia and the rehabilitation process (Legg & Penn, 2013).

 References:

1. Holland, A., & Penn, C. (1995). Inventing therapy for aphasia. . In L. K. O. M. O. C. L. Mennm, A. Holland (Ed.), Non-fluent aphasia in a multilingual world (pp. 144-155). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
2. Legg, C., & Penn, C. (2013). A stroke of misfortune: Cultural interpretations of aphasia in South Africa. Aphasiology, 27(2), 126-144. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2012.684338