Trial reportClinical rehabilitation2021
Supporting wellbeing through peer-befriending (SUPERB) for people with aphasia: A feasibility randomised controlled trial.
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- Pharmacological, non-invasive brain stimulation and psychological interventions, and their combination, for treating depression after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- A pilot economic evaluation of a feasibility trial for SUpporting wellbeing through PEeR-Befriending (SUPERB) for post-stroke aphasia.Clinical rehabilitation · 2022Trial
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- SUpporting wellbeing through PEeR-Befriending (SUPERB) feasibility trial: fidelity of peer-befriending for people with aphasia.BMJ open · 2021Trial
- Effects of social support interventions on social, physical and mental health outcomes: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Stroke Action Plan for Europe 2018-2030 (SAP-E): mid-term review and update.European stroke journal · 2026Review
- Conceptualisation and operationalisation of social support in health interventions: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Peer-coaching interventions for stroke survivors - what works and how: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Co-designing and testing a management programme with peer support for post-stroke fatigue: Nottingham fatigue after stroke study (NotFAST3).Clinical rehabilitation · 2025Article
- A Systematic Scoping Review of Measures Used to Evaluate Treatment-Induced Changes in Depression, Anxiety, and Chronic Stress in People with Post-Stroke Aphasia.Aphasiology · 2025Article
- The Adaptation of the Communicative Effectiveness Index (CETI) into Greek: A Reliability and Validity Study.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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- Link between post-stroke psychopathology and scope-of-action awareness.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2024Article
- Treatment of post-stroke aphasia: A narrative review for stroke neurologists.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2021Review
- Treatment Fidelity in a Feasibility Trial of the Aphasia Intervention, Virtual Elaborated Semantic Feature Analysis.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the feasibility and acceptability of peer-befriending, for people with aphasia.
designSingle-blind, parallel-group feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing usual care to usual care + peer-befriending. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingPeople with aphasia post-stroke and low levels of distress, recruited from 5 NHS Hospitals and linked community services; their significant others; and 10 befrienders recruited from community.
interventionSix 1-hour peer-befriending visits over three months. MAIN MEASURES: Feasibility parameters included proportion eligible of those screened; proportion consented; missing data; consent and attrition rates. Acceptability was explored through qualitative interviews. Outcomes for participants and significant others were measured at baseline, 4- and 10-months; for peer-befrienders before training and after one/two cycles of befriending.
resultsOf 738 patients identified, 75 were eligible of 89 fully screened (84%), 62 consented (83% of eligible) and 56 randomised. Attrition was 16%. Adherence was high (93% attended ⩾2 sessions, 81% all six). The difference at 10 months on the GHQ-12 was 1.23 points on average lower/better in the intervention arm (95% CI 0.17, -2.63). There was an 88% decrease in the odds of GHQ-12 caseness (95% CI 0.01, 1.01). Fourty-eight significant others and 10 peer-befrienders took part. Procedures and outcome measures were acceptable. Serious adverse events were few (
conclusionsSUPERB peer-befriending for people with aphasia post-stroke experiencing low levels of distress was feasible. There was preliminary evidence of benefit in terms of depression. Peer-befriending is a suitable intervention to explore further in a definitive trial.
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