Supporting wellbeing through peer-befriending (SUPERB) for people with aphasia: A feasibility randomised controlled trial
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Hilari, K., Behn, N., James, K., Northcott, S., Marshall, J., Thomas, S., Simpson, A., Moss, B., Flood, C., McVicker, S. and Goldsmith, K. (2021). Supporting wellbeing through peer-befriending (SUPERB) for people with aphasia: A feasibility randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation. 35 (8), pp. 1151-1163. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215521995671
Authors | Hilari, K., Behn, N., James, K., Northcott, S., Marshall, J., Thomas, S., Simpson, A., Moss, B., Flood, C., McVicker, S. and Goldsmith, K. |
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Abstract | Objective: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of peer-befriending, for people with aphasia. Design: Single-blind, parallel-group feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing usual care to usual care + peer-befriending. Participants and setting: People 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. Intervention: Six 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. Results: Of 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 ( n = 10, none for significant others and peer-befrienders) and unrelated. Conclusions: SUPERB 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. Clinical trial registration-URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov Unique identifier: NCT02947776 Subject terms: Translational research, mental health, rehabilitation, quality and outcomes, stroke |
Keywords | Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Clinical Rehabilitation |
Journal citation | 35 (8), pp. 1151-1163 |
Publisher | Sage |
ISSN | 0269-2155 |
1477-0873 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215521995671 |
Funder/Client | Stroke Association |
Publication dates | |
24 Feb 2021 | |
Online | 24 Feb 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 28 Jan 2021 |
Deposited | 02 Mar 2021 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Controlled |
Supplemental file | License File Access Level Open |
Page range | 026921552199567 |
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