Communication partner training in traumatic brain injury: a UK survey of Speech and Language Therapists’ clinical practice

Abstract

Primary objective: To explore the clinical practice of communication partner training by Speech and Language Therapists for people with traumatic brain injury in the UK. Study design: Online 97-item survey which addressed the practice of training both familiar and unfamiliar communication partners, and barriers and facilitators to implementation informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework. Participants: 169 Speech and Language Therapists from private and public settings in the UK. Results: While 96% reported training familiar communication partners, only 58% reported training unfamiliar communication partners. Therapists reported providing communication partner training consistent with bes..