作者
Katerina Hilari, Nicholas Behn, Kirsty James, Sarah Northcott, Jane Marshall, Shirley Thomas, Alan Simpson, Becky Moss, Chris Flood, Sally McVicker, Kimberley Goldsmith
发表日期
2021/8
期刊
Clinical Rehabilitation
卷号
35
期号
8
页码范围
1151-1163
出版商
SAGE Publications
简介
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 significant others were measured at baseline, 4- and 10-months; for peer-befrienders before training and after one/two cycles of befriending.
Results
Of 738 patients identified, 75 …
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