An exploration of participant experience of a communication training program for people with traumatic brain injury and their communication partners

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1562-1574

  Togher, Leanne ^a   Power, Emma ^a   Rietdijk, Rachael ^a   McDonald, Skye ^b   Tate, Robyn ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Communication partners; Qualitative research; Semi structured interviews; Training; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84863971699     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.656788     Document Type: Article

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