Table 2. Participant characteristics.

Stroke survivors with aphasia					Family members					Speech and language therapistsa
Participant number	Age	Gender	Occupational status	Time post- stroke (years)	Participant number	Age	Gender	Occupational status	Relationship to SSWA	Participant number	Type of service1	National Health Service (NHS) Bandb
01	43	Female	Unemployed	11	06	69	Male	Retired	Father	09	Hospital inpatient	7
02	57	Male	Retired	6.5	07	63	Male	Retired	Husband	10	Community stroke team	6
03	56	Female	Retired	6	08	51	Female	Carer	Wife	11	Community speech and language therapy service	6/7
04	62	Female	Retired	14						12	Community speech and language therapy service	6
05	51	Male	Retired	4

^a Speech and language therapists were recruited from three different NHS trusts in the North of England;

^b NHS bandings typically denote the following levels of experience: Band 6 specialist therapist, Band 7 highly specialist therapist/manager