Table 2 Knowledge of aphasia in participants

Basic concepts

 1

Aphasia affects a person’s ability to use and understand language due to brain injury or disease.

116

97.5

1

0.8

2

1.7

 2

Aphasia only occurs in people who have had a stroke.

0

0

119*

100

0

0

 3

Aphasia can affect people of any age, including children and adults.

119

100

0

0

0

0

 4

There is only one type of aphasia, and it affects all individuals in the same way.

5

4.2

113*

95.0

1

0.8

Signs and symptoms

 5

Individuals with aphasia always understand spoken language without any difficulties.

10

8.4

108*

90.8

1

0.8

 6

Aphasia can cause problems with reading and writing abilities.

101

84.9

15

12.6

3

2.5

 7

People with aphasia often struggle with using the correct words or naming objects.

112

94.1

7

5.9

0

0

 8

Aphasia does not affect a person’s intelligence or cognitive abilities unrelated to language.

38

31.9

77

64.7

4

3.4

Overall percentage (correct answers) 86.75%

Mean ± SD (correct answers) 6.94 ± 0.76

Minimum-maximum score 0–8