Aphasia partnership training: What outcomes do people with aphasia, family members and speech and language therapists expect?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Life with aphasia affects the whole family with shorter, less frequent conversations, frustration, reduced social networks, isolation and tension in relationships. Evidence suggests communication partner training (CPT) benefits families. However, expected improvements are poorly articulated. The Aphasia Partnership Training (APT) project aimed to identify target outcomes of a new family dyad CPT programme through persons with aphasia (PWA), family member and speech and language therapist (SLT) consensus.

Method

Consensus on desired outcomes was achieved through nominal groups with 20 people with mild to severe aphasia across five groups and 10 family members of people with mild to severe aphasia across three groups, each facilitated by -two to three SLTs. Twelve

SUBMITTER: Palmer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11842014 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature