Background: Aphasia is a language disorder that usually occurs after a brain injury. It is common for the disease to occur in connection with stroke. In Sweden, approximately 8,000 - 10,000 people suffer from aphasia each year, thirty-five percent of them are middle-aged and active. Patients with aphasia have difficulty communicating, which affects several different aspects of the individual's daily life.

Aim: The purpose of this literature review was to describe experiences of communication in daily life in patients with aphasia due to stroke.

Method: The literature review was performed according to Friberg's model, based on qualitative scientific articles collected from the databases PubMed and Cinahl Complete during the period 2005–2020.

Results: The results from twelvescientific articles were used to describe experiences of communication in the daily life of patients with aphasia. This was divided into three main themes: Disease suffering, life suffering and care suffering. The first theme was divided into four different subthemes, the second theme was divided into two subthemes and the third theme had no subthemes. The result was experiences of losing friends, roles in communities and in the family. Changed world of life, led to despair and anger. Many experienced sadness and loneliness. Close relatives and their partners played a significant role in making them feel well.

Conclusion: The literature study has shown the importance of communication in the patient's everyday life and conveyed the greatest responsibility that both healthcare staff and society have for treating patients with aphasia, which contributes to a better quality of life.