City Research Online

Abstract

Aphasia, a language disability, can profoundly affect a person’s mood and identity. The experiences of participants who received Solution Focused Brief Therapy, a psychological intervention, were explored in the SOlution Focused brief therapy In post-stroke Aphasia (SOFIA) Trial. Thirty participants with chronic aphasia, 14 with severe aphasia, participated in in-depth interviews, analyzed using Framework Analysis. Two overarching themes emerged: valued therapy components (exploring hopes, noticing achievements, companionship, sharing feelings, relationship with therapist); and perceptions of progress ( mood, identity, communication, relationships, independence). Participants were categorized into four groups: (1) ‘changed’, therapy had a meaningful impact on a person’s life; (2) ‘connected’, therapy valued primarily for companionship; (3) ‘complemental’, therapy complemented a participant’s upward trajectory; and (4) ‘discordant’, therapy misaligned with participants’ preference for impairment-based language work. This study suggests it is feasible to adapt a psychological therapy for people with aphasiawho perceive it as valuable.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Publisher Keywords:	aphasia; psychological therapy; Solution Focused Brief Therapy; SOFIA Trial
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Departments:	School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Healthcare Services Research & Management School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Language & Communication Science
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

Export

Downloads