Do measures of language impairment predict patient‐reported communication difficulty and distress as measured by the Burden of Stroke Scale (BOSS)?Footnote

This work was supported by the VHA Department of Rehabilitation Research and Development Merit Review Program (Project # C2386R), and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System's Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC).

The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of Burden of Stroke Scale (BOSS) Phase 2 Field Trial collaborators, Katherine Ross PhD, VAMC Phoenix, and Julie Wambaugh PhD, VAMC Salt Lake City, the assistance of their respective study team members, Steve Larson MA, Rosalea Cameron MA, and Christina Nessler MA, and the assistance of Mary Ann Oakley and Amy Goda.