'Living with Aphasia the Best Way I Can': A Feasibility Study Exploring Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for People with Aphasia

Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica : Official Organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)
Sarah NorthcottKaterina Hilari

Abstract

Post-stroke aphasia can profoundly affect a person's social and emotional well-being. This study explored the feasibility of solution-focused brief therapy as an accessible intervention and investigated its impact on participants' psychosocial well-being. This is a small-scale repeated-measures feasibility study. Participants received between 3 and 5 therapy sessions. They were assessed on psychosocial outcome measures before and after therapy and took part in post-therapy in-depth qualitative interviews. Three men and 2 women with chronic aphasia took part (age range: 40s-70s). Participants found the therapy acceptable, and it was possible to adapt the approach so as to be communicatively accessible. Quantitative assessments showed encouraging trends in improved mood [pre-therapy General Health Questionnaire 12-item version (GHQ-12): mean (SD): 4.80 (4.60), median: 6; post-therapy GHQ-12: mean (SD): 2.00 (2.55), median: 1] and improved communicative participation [pre-therapy Communicative Participation Item Bank (CPIB): mean (SD): 7.80 (5.76), median: 7; post-therapy CPIB: mean (SD): 12.20 (4.44), median: 14]. Measures of social network and connectedness, however, remained stable. Themes emerging from the qualitative analysis...Continue Reading

Citations

Sep 7, 2016·International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders·Sarah NorthcottKaterina Hilari
Jun 18, 2017·International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders·Sarah NorthcottKaterina Hilari
Mar 23, 2017·The Gerontologist·Sarah NorthcottKaterina Hilari
Jul 13, 2016·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Sarah NorthcottKaterina Hilari
Jun 11, 2019·Disability and Rehabilitation·Caroline BakerBrooke Ryan
Jun 18, 2019·International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders·Brooke RyanIan Kneebone
May 29, 2020·American Journal of Speech-language Pathology·Carolyn Baylor, Meghan Darling-White

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