<i>'But I have a cat, I have to talk to her now'</i>: a qualitative study on reasons for not participating in guideline-based aphasia therapy from the perspective of patients in German-speaking countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Clinical guidelines recommend high-frequency speech therapy for people with aphasia. Little is known about the experiences of people with aphasia with high-frequency speech therapy, why they do not receive it, what they expect from it and their general wishes and requirements for therapy. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate the reasons for refusing high-frequency speech therapy and therapy preferences of patients with aphasia.

Design

An interview study with people with aphasia.

Setting

Interviewees were recruited via snowball sampling in different settings of healthcare system (eg, speech and language practices, self-help groups, clinics of neurorehabilitation).

Participants

Twenty-one people with aphasia and one relative participate

SUBMITTER: May S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11624743 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature