Communication Partner Training (CPT) in stroke – Invitation to Complete Survey
Aphasia is a communication disability that affects language (talking, understanding, reading and writing) after stroke. It is important that healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses and allied health, are adequately educated and trained in supporting communication needs, so that people with aphasia receive quality care. However, less than 50% of healthcare professionals working in stroke receive Communication Partner Training.
We want to develop an implementation package to support Communication Partner Training of healthcare staff working in stroke settings. So that our implementation package is useful, we wish to identify barriers to Communication Partner Training so we can improve future practice in this area.
Who can take part?
We are seeking multidisciplinary health professionals such as nursing staff, medical staff, allied health (including speech pathologists) and other healthcare workers, who provide healthcare services to people with aphasia after stroke. To be eligible, you must:
- Be currently working in Australia or have worked in Australia in the previous 12 months;
- Have worked with at least one patient/client in the last 2 years who had aphasia due to a stroke; and
- Have worked in an acute, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient hospital setting, or community setting.
What will it involve?
You are invited to complete an online survey. The survey is about Communication Partner Training barriers and training needs. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. This project provides a chance to have your views shape the development of an implementation package to improve practice.
Eligible participants will receive a $20 gift voucher for their time. Please find further information about the research project attached and a link to register your interest: https://uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dg09SySFUMYDyZg
If you have any questions about the research project, please contact:
Kirstine Shrubsole (E: k.shrubsole@uq.edu.au or PH: (07) 3346 7453)
