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These changes affect both physical and psychological well\u2010being, yet the nuanced experiences of care partners remain underexplored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our aim was to explore the subjective experiences of informal care partners of people with aphasia and understand how caregiving influences their identities, relationships and emotional well\u2010being.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods &amp; Procedures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirteen informal care partners participated in three focus groups (4\u20135 care partners per group) using a semi\u2010structured interview format. Data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). IPA is a qualitative approach grounded in a double hermeneutic process in which participants make sense of their experiences and researchers engage with and interpret that sense\u2010making to support a richer analysis than surface\u2010level description could provide.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcomes &amp; Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Analysis revealed four superordinate themes: (1) Shapeshifting to manage many roles; (2) loss of intimacy; (3) relentless positivity and (4) resentment, anger and sadness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions &amp; Implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Caregiving in aphasia involves identity transformations, emotional labour and relational strain. Findings highlight the need for interventions that address care partners\u2019 psychosocial adjustment, normalize negative emotions, and support authentic emotional exchange within aphasia\u2010caregiving relationships.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>What is already known on the subject<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>Care partner experiences in aphasia caregiving have been well\u2010documented, however, current research in the field predominantly relies on descriptive qualitative methods or quantitative burden measures. In comparison, the lived and interpretive dimensions of caregiving in aphasia remain underexplored.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <\/jats:list>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>What this study adds to existing knowledge<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>This study examines the subjective experiences of caregiving in aphasia using interpretative phenomenological analysis, as this method allows for a deeper look at how care partners make sense of the identity, relational, and emotional\u2010level dimensions of caregiving.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <\/jats:list>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>What are the clinical implications of this study?<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>To better support care partners. overall well\u2010being, clinicians could incorporate these findings into family education that includes facilitated discussions or therapeutic exercises to address topics such as identity shifts and the emotional and relational complexities of caregiving.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <\/jats:list>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/1460-6984.70290","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]],"date-time":"2026-07-10T08:00:22Z","timestamp":1783670422000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Emotional, Relational, and Identity Shifts in Aphasia Caregiving: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Care Partner Experiences"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"Eleanor","family":"Siegle","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Think and Speak Lab Shirley Ryan AbilityLab  Chicago Illinois USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brooke","family":"Boxrud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Think and Speak Lab Shirley Ryan AbilityLab  Chicago Illinois USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8097-4483","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stewart A.","family":"Shankman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Stephen M. 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