Aura Kagan, Nina Simmons-Mackie, Elizabeth Villar-Guerrero, Melodie T Chan, Ilona Turczyn, J Charles Victor, Elyse Shumway, Lisa Chan, Rochelle Cohen-Schneider, Mark Bayley
INTRODUCTION: Patient experience for people with aphasia/families in acute care is frequently reported as negative, with communication barriers contributing to adverse events and significant long-term physical and psychosocial sequelae. Although the effectiveness of providing supported communication training and resources for health care providers in the stroke system is well documented, there is less evidence of implementation strategies for sustainable system change. This paper describes an implementation process targeting two specific areas: 1) improving Stroke Team communication with patients with aphasia, and 2) helping the Stroke Team provide support to families...
November 11, 2023: Journal of Communication Disorders