Now I Am Myself

Exploring How People With Poststroke Aphasia Experienced Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Within the Sofia Trial

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4646089
AutoresSarah Northcott (0000-0001-8229-5452, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom, autor de correspondencia), Alan Simpson (0000-0003-3286-9846, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom), Shirley Thomas (0000-0003-0704-9387, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom), R Barnard (0000-0003-4319-9550, City, University of London), Kidge Burns (Expert Independent Practitioner, London, United Kingdom), Shashivadan P Hirani (0000-0002-1577-8806, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom), Katerina Hilari (0000-0003-2091-4849, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom)
Año2021
Volumen31
Número11
Páginas2041-2055
Fecha de publicación2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10497323211020290
PMID34130554
OpenAlexW3162494163
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas53

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 poststroke Aphasia (SOFIA) Trial. Thirty participants with chronic aphasia, 14 with severe aphasia, participated in in-depth interviews that were analyzed using framework analysis. Two overarching themes emerged: valued therapy components (exploring hopes, noticing achievements, companionship, sharing feelings, and relationship with therapist) and perceptions of progress (mood, identity, communication, relationships, and independence). Participants were categorized into four groups: (a) "changed," where therapy had a meaningful impact on a person's life; (b) "connected," where therapy was valued primarily for companionship; (c) "complemental," where therapy complemented a participant's upward trajectory; and (d) "discordant," where therapy misaligned with participants' preference for impairment-based language work. This study suggests that it is feasible to adapt a psychological therapy for people with aphasia, who perceive it as valuable

Aphasia · Feeling · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Mood · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery