Friendships after severe traumatic brain injury: a survey of current speech pathology practice.

Bertram, T; Power, E; Douglas, J; Togher, L

Friendships after severe traumatic brain injury: a survey of current speech pathology practice.

Bertram, T Power, E

Douglas, J Togher, L

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Publisher:: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Brain injury, 2020, 34, (8), pp. 1020-1030
Issue Date:: 2020-07

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dc.contributor.author	Bertram, T
dc.contributor.author	Power, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-0406
dc.contributor.author	Douglas, J
dc.contributor.author	Togher, L
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-24T02:13:53Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-24T02:13:53Z
dc.date.issued	2020-07
dc.identifier.citation	Brain injury, 2020, 34, (8), pp. 1020-1030
dc.identifier.issn	0269-9052
dc.identifier.issn	1362-301X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/144286
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE:To investigate current speech pathology practice regarding working with friends. METHOD:An online survey was conducted with 68 speech pathologists who worked with TBI across metropolitan and rural settings in Australia. The survey investigated the reasons speech pathologists work with friends, barriers to working with friends and perceptions of successful friendships post TBI. Descriptive statistics and content analysis of open ended responses were used to analyze the data. RESULTS:There were more speech pathologists (40%) who did not include friends compared to those who did. Friends were most commonly included in the rehabilitation process, through the provision of education programs. The primary rationale for working with friends was to prevent negative psychosocial outcomes for the person with TBI. There were numerous barriers to working with friends, most commonly the inability to access friends. CONCLUSIONS:Making and keeping friends are a significant part of most people's lives. Therefore, it is important to consider their role in contributing to improved outcomes for people with TBI. With communication partner training being an integral component to recovery and maintenance of relationships post TBI, the development of targeted education and training materials is warranted, to enable the inclusion of friends in the rehabilitation process.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Brain injury
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02699052.2020.1764100
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Rehabilitation
dc.title	Friendships after severe traumatic brain injury: a survey of current speech pathology practice.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	34
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utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Speech Pathology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
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dc.date.updated	2020-11-24T02:13:48Z
pubs.issue	8
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OBJECTIVE:To investigate current speech pathology practice regarding working with friends. METHOD:An online survey was conducted with 68 speech pathologists who worked with TBI across metropolitan and rural settings in Australia. The survey investigated the reasons speech pathologists work with friends, barriers to working with friends and perceptions of successful friendships post TBI. Descriptive statistics and content analysis of open ended responses were used to analyze the data. RESULTS:There were more speech pathologists (40%) who did not include friends compared to those who did. Friends were most commonly included in the rehabilitation process, through the provision of education programs. The primary rationale for working with friends was to prevent negative psychosocial outcomes for the person with TBI. There were numerous barriers to working with friends, most commonly the inability to access friends. CONCLUSIONS:Making and keeping friends are a significant part of most people's lives. Therefore, it is important to consider their role in contributing to improved outcomes for people with TBI. With communication partner training being an integral component to recovery and maintenance of relationships post TBI, the development of targeted education and training materials is warranted, to enable the inclusion of friends in the rehabilitation process.

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