title: Experiences from a communication training programme of paid carers in a residential rehabilitation centre for people with traumatic brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the impact of a communication training programme by exploring the experiences of paid carers who attended the programme in a residential rehabilitation centre for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Five paid carers attended a communication training programme which comprised 17 hours (across 8 weeks). Semi-structured interviews were conducted pre- and post-training. Analysis used a generic procedure with constant comparative analysis to identify categories across and within interview transcripts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Paid carers described improved knowledge and use of strategies, improved communication, positive emotional experiences and barriers and facilitators to consider for future communication training programmes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Training communication skills of paid carers in a residential rehabilitation centre had a positive impact on their conversations with people with TBI. These positive changes support quantitative findings for the effectiveness of communication training.
authors.affiliation: a Speech Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia .|b Division of Language and Communication Science , School of Health Sciences, City University London , London , UK , and.|c NHMRC of Research Excellence in Brain Recovery , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Behn
authors.affiliation: a Speech Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia .|c NHMRC of Research Excellence in Brain Recovery , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Leanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Togher
authors.affiliation: a Speech Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia .|c NHMRC of Research Excellence in Brain Recovery , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Power
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D004493:Education; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Brain injury; communication; communication partners; qualitative; semi-structured interviews; training