Supporting wellbeing through peer-befriending (SUPERB) for people with aphasia: A feasibility randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the feasibility and acceptability of peer-befriending, for people with aphasia.

Design

Single-blind, parallel-group feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing usual care to usual care + peer-befriending.

Participants and setting

People with aphasia post-stroke and low levels of distress, recruited from 5 NHS Hospitals and linked community services; their significant others; and 10 befrienders recruited from community.

Intervention

Six 1-hour peer-befriending visits over three months.

Main measures

Feasibility parameters included proportion eligible of those screened; proportion consented; missing data; consent and attrition rates. Acceptability was explored through qualitative interviews. Outcomes for participants and signif

SUBMITTER: Hilari K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273536 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature