Better Conversations With Parkinson's: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Novel Communication Partner Training Telehealth Intervention
Philippa Clay, Suzanne Beeke, Lucie Hogger, Ida Brix, Emma Massé, Hannah Hunt, Lynn Dangerfield, Steven Bloch · 2026
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Description
Philippa Clay and co-authors test whether a training program for conversation partners can work over video calls for people living with Parkinson's. The program, called Better Conversations with Parkinson's, teaches partners skills that support everyday talk, an approach already proven in aphasia, dementia, and brain injury care. In this feasibility study, pairs made up of a person with Parkinson's and a familiar partner took part for six weeks. One speech and language therapist delivered the sessions remotely inside a National Health Service setting, and pairs completed measures before and after.
The team tracked recruitment, attendance, and dropout, and gathered views from recruiters in a focus group. Interviews with the pairs and the therapist covered how acceptable the remote format felt. The study checks whether a larger trial of the program is workable.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Philippa Clay, Suzanne Beeke, Lucie Hogger, Ida Brix, Emma Massé, Hannah Hunt, Lynn Dangerfield, Steven Bloch |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |