Date of Award
1-23-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Communication Disorders, MCD
First Advisor
Amy Shollenbarger
Committee Members
Margaret Hance; Shanon Brantley
Abstract
This investigation sought to explore the mental health differences between caregivers of individuals with fluent aphasia versus caregivers of individuals with nonfluent aphasia with a focus on their levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. This study had a quantitative, non-experimental between group research design, utilizing a Qualtrics survey including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Perceived Stress scale to collect all data. Both caregivers of individuals with nonfluent and fluent aphasia can experience psychological impacts of serving as a caregiver such as elevated stress, anxiety, and depression. However, this study reveals that caregivers of individuals with nonfluent aphasia experience significantly higher levels of depression overall when compared to caregivers of individuals with fluent aphasia, while anxiety and stress remain uniformly elevated among all caregivers surveyed. Consequently, this study reveals a need for continuous research on resources necessary to increase the quality of life of all caregivers, tailoring these resources to the day-to-day life of the caregiver in relation to the individual they are caring for.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Converse, Allisyn Rae, "Psychological Impacts of Caring for Individuals with Fluent Versus Nonfluent Aphasia" (2026). Student Theses and Dissertations. 1135.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/1135
