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ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2025

Need for Human Interaction and Acknowledging Communication-An Interview Study With Patients With Aphasia Following Stroke.

Mia Ingerslev Loft, Lone Lundbak Mathiesen, Frederik Gybel Jensen

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Mia Ingerslev LoftDepartment of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0009-3302
Lone Lundbak MathiesenDepartment of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Frederik Gybel JensenDepartment of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Novo Nordisk Fonden NNF19OC0059080
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Abstract

aimTo explore stroke patients' experiences of the communicative practice during their hospitalisation and describe strategies and supporting communication techniques applied by patients and nursing staff from the patient's perspective.

designA qualitative descriptive study was undertaken.

methodsA qualitative approach was chosen; through a purposeful sample strategy, 13 semi-structed interviews with 12 patients who had aphasia following stroke, and one patient had dysarthria. The interviews were video-recorded and partially transcribed. Data were analysed according to Graneheim and Lundman's content analysis. Interview data were collected in 2022.

resultsThe analysis generated one overarching theme; Being acknowledged as an equal human being as it appeared to be a pervasive and underlying trait across the four categories; Waking up to a new communicative reality, A task-oriented communicative agenda, Misunderstandings as a communicative dead end and Establishing a communication-friendly environment: peace, patience and supporting techniques, describing the immediate and descriptive level. The patients did not seem to encounter a systematic approach to communication. They perceived the health care staff's communication as primarily task and purpose-oriented, lacking deeper conversations, which seemed to leave several with unmet emotional and psychological needs. Emotional, relational and existential aspects seemed interwoven in communication.

conclusionThese findings contribute by illuminating an important patient perspective and ultimately, raising the point that from the perspective of patients the nursing staff's communication was primarily task and purpose oriented, and they lacked deeper conversations. Hence also raises the point that the use of supportive communication strategies alone will allow nursing staff to meet the existential needs of patients with aphasia. Supported communication needs to address compassionate and acknowledging aspects of communication. No Patient or Public Contribution in this paper.

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AphasiaCommunicationNurse-Patient RelationsStrokeAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedQualitative Researchcommunicationneurologynurse—patient interactionnurse—patient relationshipsqualitative approachesrehabilitationstroke

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PMCPMC12080085

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