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Protocol for a feasibility study evaluating a supported self-management intervention for stroke survivors with
Faye Wray1,2, Madeline Cruice3, Ian Kellar4
1Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. f.d.wray@leeds.ac.uk.
Pilot and Feasibility Studies
|January 30, 2025
Summary
This feasibility study explored a new self-management intervention for stroke survivors with aphasia. Findings will guide future trials on improving quality of life and communication after stroke.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Speech and Language Therapy
Background:
- Evidence supports self-management interventions for post-stroke quality of life.
- Stroke survivors with aphasia are underrepresented in self-management research.
- The 'Living with Aphasia' intervention was developed for this population within one year post-stroke.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the feasibility of implementing and evaluating a supported self-management intervention for stroke survivors with aphasia.
- To determine the feasibility of participant recruitment, facilitator training, intervention acceptability, delivery fidelity, and data completeness.
- To inform the design of a future definitive trial.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-methods, non-randomised feasibility study (StarStep).
- Intervention delivered by speech and language therapists in community stroke teams.
- Recruitment of 30 stroke survivors with aphasia (or family members) within 12 months post-stroke.
- Data collection included baseline and 3-month follow-up questionnaires (quality of life, depression, communicative effectiveness), implementation groups, therapist and survivor interviews, and intervention observations.
Main Results:
- This section is not available in the provided abstract.
Conclusions:
- The study will provide essential data to optimize data collection, intervention implementation, and delivery.
- Feasibility data will guide decisions for a future definitive cluster randomised controlled trial to assess intervention effectiveness.
Keywords:
AphasiaComplex interventionFeasibilityQualitativeQuality of lifeRehabilitationSelf-managementSpeech and language therapistsSpeech and language therapyStrokeMore Related Videos
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