title: Fatigue management by speech-language pathologists for adults with traumatic brain injury.
abstract: This study uses a qualitative approach to examine common techniques used by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to manage fatigue in communication intervention following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Thirteen SLPs from New Zealand hospital and rehabilitation services completed semi-structured interviews in which they discussed their current management strategies. A number of management-related themes recurred throughout the interviews, highlighting the basis of fatigue-management-focused (FMF) communication intervention. The four fatigue-related themes were: intervention structure, client and family strategies, monitoring by both the client and therapist, and lifestyle and daily activities. From these four themes, a model of current SLP practice was developed for clients with TBI. This model will provide the basis for future studies evaluating the effectiveness of FMF communication intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Emma J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: Brigette M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Larkins
authors.forename: Suzanne C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Purdy
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data