TY - JOUR A1 - Kurfess, Christina A1 - Corsten, Sabine A1 - Nickel, Maren A1 - Kreiter, Daniel A1 - Lauer, Norina T1 - Improving health-related quality of life for people with aphasia through peer support using the digital network PeerPAL JF - Aphasiology N2 - Background: Aphasia is often associated with psychosocial changes that may affect health-related quality of life, risk of depression or social participation. One possible intervention to address these psychosocial changes is peer contact. However, this often requires professional support (e.g. supervised support groups), whereas a digital option may allow for autonomous, asynchronous peer contact. Therefore, we developed an app adapted to the specific needs of people with aphasia to stimulate digital and analogue interactions. Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate a tailored app for people with aphasia that can be used to establish peer contact and enable digital and analogue interactions. The impact of using the app on health-related quality of life, social participation and depression prevention was analysed. Methods & Procedures: The study design was a pre-post wait-list-controlled comparison in which half of the participants (n = 18) waited three months before starting the intervention, and the other half of the participants (n = 18) started the intervention immediately. During the intervention, the app was used by all participants (n = 36) for three months after a training session, followed by three months of optional app use until follow-up. Health-related quality of life (SAQOL39g, GHQ-12), communicative participation (CPIB), social support (F-SozU), depression markers (GDS, DISCs), and activity in the app were recorded at each time point. Analyses were mainly non-parametric to calculate changes during the intervention and to compare the intervention with the waiting period. The study is registered in the German Register of Clinical Trials (DRKS00023855). Outcomes & Results: SAQOL-39g data improved significantly for the whole group during the intervention period (z = -3.043, p = 0.002, r = -0.598), but not during the waiting period (z = 0.402, p = 0.705). Scores remained stable until follow-up, and there was no worsening of depression markers over the entire period. No linear correlation was found between the improvement in SAQOL-39g and activity in the app (p = 0.329, r = 0.167). Conclusions: People with aphasia were able to use the app and showed an intervention-specific effect on health-related quality of life. The amount of activity in the app seems to be less critical for changes. Other factors, such as feeling connected to peers, appear to be relevant. Future studies should explore who might benefit most from the app. KW - Aphasie KW - Partizipation KW - Lebensqualität KW - Inklusion KW - aphasia KW - digital inclusion KW - digital network KW - peer support KW - health-related quality of life Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2025.2505641 SP - 1 EP - 24 PB - Taylor & Francis ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ettl, Katrin A1 - Greiner, Nina A1 - Kudienko, Natalie A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Lichtenauer, Norbert A1 - Meussling-Sentpali, Annette A1 - Mohr, Christa A1 - Pfingsten, Andrea ED - Weber, Karsten ED - Haug, Sonja ED - Lauer, Norina ED - Meussling-Sentpali, Annette ED - Mohr, Christa ED - Pfingsten, Andrea ED - Raptis, Georgios ED - Bahr, Gudrun T1 - Forschungsdesign Pflege und Therapie im Projekt TePUS T2 - Digitale Technik für ambulante Pflege und Therapie: Herausforderungen, Lösungen, Anwendungen und Forschungsperspektiven N2 - Beim Projekt DeinHaus 4.0 Oberpfalz – TePUS (Telepräsenzroboter für die Pflege und Unterstützung von Schlaganfallpatientinnen und -patienten) handelt es sich um eine Längsschnittstudie im Mixed-Methods-Design zur Untersuchung telepräsenz und appgestützter Angebote aus den Bereichen Pflege, Logopädie und Physiotherapie. T3 - Schriftenreihe der OTH Regensburg - 1 KW - Pflege KW - Logopädie KW - Physiotherapie KW - Schlaganfall KW - Digitalisierung KW - Ambulante Pflege KW - Ambulante Therapie KW - Roboter Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-55448 SN - 978-3-83766235-1 SP - 59 EP - 78 PB - transcript CY - Bielefeld ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Greiner, Nina A1 - Currle, Edda A1 - Ettl, Katrin A1 - Frommeld, Debora A1 - Haug, Sonja A1 - Kudienko, Natalie A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Lichtenauer, Norbert A1 - Meussling-Sentpali, Annette A1 - Middel, Luise A1 - Mohr, Christa A1 - Pfingsten, Andrea A1 - Popp, Christof A1 - Raptis, Georgios A1 - Weber, Karsten T1 - Technik im Alltag – Technik zum Leben : Telepräsenzgestützte Pflege und Therapie bei Schlaganfallpatient*innen T2 - Kann Digital Pflege?: Clusterkonferenz ,,Zukunft der Pflege", 3., September 2020, Nürnberg N2 - Vorgestellt wird das Forschungsvorhaben des interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekts „DeinHaus 4.0 – Telepräsenzroboter für die Pflege und Unterstützung von Schlaganfallpatientinnen und -patienten (TePUS)“. Über geeignete Robotersysteme sollen den Proband*innen individuell abgestimmte Angebote aus den Bereichen Telenursing und Teletherapie zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Hierbei werden einerseits Telepräsenzsitzungen durchgeführt, anderseits kommen verschiedene Apps zum Einsatz. Die Interventionen werden mittels eines Mixed-Methods-Ansatzes evaluiert. Begleitend werden Technikakzeptanz und Nutzungsbereitschaft untersucht. T2 - Technology in Everyday Life - Technology for Living : Telenursing and Telepractice for Stroke Patients KW - Schlaganfall KW - Schlaganfall KW - Patient KW - Roboter KW - Telepräsenz KW - Telemedizin KW - Telepräsenzroboter KW - Telenursing KW - Teletherapie KW - Technikakzeptanz Y1 - 2021 UR - https://pflege-professionell.at/konferenz SN - 2710-3048 VL - Konferenzband Teil 1 SP - 57 EP - 61 CY - Königstetten, Österreich ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Mühlhausen, Sara A1 - Gomez, Sarah A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Baumann, Timo ED - Grawunder, Sven T1 - Cross lingual transfer learning does not improve aphasic speech recognition T2 - Elektronische Sprachsignalverarbeitung 2025: Tagungsband der 36. Konferenz Halle/Saale, 05.–07. MÄRZ 2025 N2 - In addressing the particular linguistic challenges posed by patients suffering from aphasia, a language disorder, this paper proposes a fine-tuning approach to enhance the speech recognition capabilities of existing models. The available aphasic research data in German is highly limited. To address this constraint, we propose a cross-lingual transfer approach to utilize English data to improve performance in German. This advancement aims to support the development of a therapy platform tailored for patients with aphasia. For the base speech recognition model, we choose to use OpenAI’s Whisper model, and for fine-tuning, we make use of TalkBank’s AphasiaBank. The experimental findings demonstrate that the transcription of aphasic audio with Whisper is less successful than non-aphasic audio. However, fine-tuning the transcription in the respective language resulted in an enhancement of its quality. In contrast, fine-tuning the transcription in another language and expecting a transfer of the learned aphasic speech properties led to a deterioration in its quality. KW - Automatische Spracherkennung KW - Sprachdialogsystem KW - Aphasie Y1 - 2025 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-80518 UR - https://www.essv.de/pdf/2025_77_84.pdf SN - 978-3-95908-803-9 SN - 0940-6832 PB - TUDpress CY - Dresden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Giordano, Katharina A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Leusch, Vera A1 - Danner, Cäcilia A1 - Kreiter, Daniel A1 - Corsten, Sabine T1 - Präventionsforschung mit Menschen im Alter JF - Forum Logopädie N2 - Mit dem demografischen Wandel wird der Anteil der institutionalisierten Menschen im hohen Alter in den kommenden Jahrzehnten stark zunehmen. Sie sind oftmals betroffen von altersbedingten Einschränkungen in der Kommunikation, dem Erleben von Einsamkeit, Einbußen in der Lebensqualität und tragen ein erhöhtes Risiko, an einer Demenz zu erkranken. Mit Blick auf die mögliche Entwicklung logopädisch relevanter Beeinträchtigungen erscheint es sinnvoll, entsprechende Präventionsmaßnahmen zu erarbeiten. Die Rekrutierung und Einbindung der Zielgruppe gestaltet sich durch ihre institutionelle Einbettung und besonderen Bedarfe komplex. Barrieren und potenzielle Förderfaktoren für die Forschung mit Bewohner*innen von Senioreneinrichtungen werden anhand der aktuellen Literatur und der Erfahrungen aus dem Forschungsprojekt BaSeTaLK vorgestellt. Es werden erste Ideen generiert, wie sich die genannten Herausforderungen durch die Einbindung von Logopäd*innen an der Schnittstelle von Forschung und Praxis überwinden lassen und welche besondere Rolle auch Studierende der Logopädie in der geriatrischen Forschung einnehmen können. Außerdem wird der Mehrwert für die klinisch-praktische Versorgung diskutiert. KW - Prävention KW - Geriatrie KW - Logopädie KW - Forschung KW - Menschen im Alter KW - Senioreneinrichtung Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2443/skv-s-2023-53020230104 VL - 37 IS - 7 SP - 26 EP - 31 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kurfeß, Christina A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Knieriemen, Marie A1 - Kreiter, Daniel A1 - Corsten, Sabine T1 - Gut vernetzt ist halb befreundet!? BT - Partizipative Entwicklung eines Smartphone-basierten sozialen Netzwerks für Menschen mit Aphasie JF - Forum Logopädie N2 - Die Entwicklung einer an die spezifischen Bedürfnisse von Menschen mit Aphasie angepassten Smartphone-basierten App erfordert einen umfangreichen Entwicklungsprozess. Dabei ist es wichtig, die Zielgruppe von Anfang an in den Prozess einzubeziehen, um die spezifischen Wünsche und Anforderungen an die App erfassen und in den Entwicklungsprozess integrieren zu können. In diesem Beitrag wird die nutzerzentrierte, partizipative Entwicklung der App PeerPAL vorgestellt. Mit der App sollen neben einem digitalen Austausch auch reale Face-to-Face-Treffen stimuliert werden mit dem Ziel, die autonome Vernetzung unter den Betroffenen zu fördern und dadurch die Lebensqualität von Menschen mit Aphasie zu steigern. KW - Aphasie KW - Digitalisierung KW - Partizipation KW - App-Entwicklung KW - Peer-Befriending Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.dbl-ev.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/22_03_6-11_Kurfess_Gut_vernetzt_ist_halb_befreundet.pdf VL - 36 IS - 3 SP - 6 EP - 11 PB - Schulz-Kirchner-Verlag ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Knieriemen, Marie A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Giordano, Katharina A1 - Kreiter, Daniel A1 - Corsten, Sabine T1 - In den Austausch kommen BT - Eine App zur Biographiearbeit in der Altenpflege JF - Pflegezeitschrift N2 - Mit der BaSeTaLK-App wird eine Tablet-gestützte Biographiearbeit für institutionalisierte ältere Menschen zur Steigerung der Lebensqualität ermöglicht. Um Gelingensbedingungen für die Erprobung und die mögliche Implementierung der Maßnahme zu bestimmen, wurde die Perspektive von Mitarbeitenden einer Pflegeeinrichtung eingeholt. Insbesondere eine umfassende Informationsvermittlung und eine flexible, enge Zusammenarbeit mit den Forschenden wurden hervorgehoben. KW - Biografieforschung KW - Altenpflege KW - App KW - Soziale Teilhabe Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s41906-022-1922-4 VL - 75 IS - 10 SP - 58 EP - 63 PB - Springer Nature ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Leusch, Vera A1 - Corsten, Sabine A1 - Giordano, Katharina A1 - Kreiter, Daniel A1 - Lauer, Norina T1 - App erleichtert Gespräche über das Leben JF - Aktivieren : das Magazin für die soziale Betreuung N2 - Das Forschungsteam BaSeTaLK hat gemeinsam mit Menschen im Alter eine App zur Biografiearbeit fr Bewohner:innen in Senioreneinrichtungen entwickelt. Sie befähigt insbesondere Ehrenamtliche, biografische Gespräche zu führen. KW - Biografieforschung KW - Digitalisierung Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.basetalk.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Aktivieren_05_2022_App_erleichtert_Gespraeche_ueber_das_Leben.pdf SN - 2364-303X VL - 8 IS - 5 SP - 32 EP - 35 PB - Vincentz CY - Hannover ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kurfess, Christina A1 - Corsten, Sabine A1 - Nickel, Maren A1 - Knieriemen, Marie A1 - Kreiter, Daniel A1 - Lauer, Norina T1 - Peer-to-peer support: digital networking in aphasia to improve quality of life (PeerPAL) JF - Frontiers in Communication N2 - Background: People with aphasia (PWA) often suffer from reduced participation and quality of life. Nevertheless, there are currently only a few specific interventions that respond to this problem. Participation and quality of life could be increased by interacting with peers who have similar experiences. Digital social networks could stimulate an autonomous interaction. However, digital social networks need to be adapted to the specific needs of PWA. Therefore, a participatory, agile process involving the target group should be chosen to develop such a olution, i.e., an app. The research project consists of a total of three phases. In the first phase—app development—the app was developed and programmed including the target group. In the second phase—app testing—the usability and user-friendliness of the app were evaluated with four PWA. In the third phase—feasibility and preliminary effcacy—that will be described in the article, the impact of the app on PWA will be evaluated. Aims: The overarching aim of our study is to provide preliminary effcacy of the intervention. Digital social interaction with other PWA can lead to increased social integration. In addition to digital interaction, personal encounters between PWA should be encouraged. As a result, we expect an improvement in quality of life of PWA. Additionally, we focus on identification of the most appropriate measurements to discover changes associated with the intervention. Methods: The evaluation, which is described in this paper, takes place in a pre-test - post-test design with a total of n = 48 PWA. Participants will be recruited in regional clusters to facilitate face-to-face meetings. Half of the participants will be assigned to the delayed intervention group and the other half to the immediate intervention group. Participants in the delayed intervention group will go through a 3-month waiting period before using the app, while the participants of the immediate intervention group will start using the app for 3 months right away. Inclusion criteria are the presence of chronic aphasia (at least 6 months) and possession of a smartphone with internet access. Questionnaires on quality of life (SAQOL-39, GHQ-12), depression (GDS, DISCs), communicative participation (CPIB), and social support (F-SozU) will be conducted at inclusion (t0), after 3 months of app use (t1), and after another 3 months for follow-up (t2). Participants in the delayed intervention group will be assessed twice before the intervention, before the 3-month waiting period (t0a) and after the waiting period (t0b). In addition to the quantitative measures, interviews will take place with 6 to 8 selected participants after 3 months of app use. Responses will be analysed using Thematic Analysis. Discussion: The app will be the first social network tool that is systematically developed with PWA. Initial indications from the first phases are that the app can be used by PWA, so that the evaluation of this app version can take place in the third phase. Results of this study can provide an initial indication of whether social network support is a suitable intervention. Findings will help provide information on the feasibility of digital connectivity for PWA. Preliminary findings on its impact on the participation and quality of life of PWA could be made available. KW - Aphasie KW - Partizipation KW - Lebensqualität KW - Soziales Netzwerk KW - peer-to-peer support Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-64881 VL - 8 PB - Frontiers Media S.A. ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Wagner, Susanne A1 - Kubitz, Katharina T1 - Auditive Verarbeitungsstörungen bei Kindern, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen : Grundlagen - Klinik - Diagnostik - Therapie N2 - Das Buch vermittelt fundierte Grundlagen, Diagnostik und Interventionsmöglichkeiten bei auditiven Verarbeitungsstörungen (AVS) im Kindes-, Jugend- und Erwachsenenalter. Auf Basis des Modells der auditiven Verarbeitung und der zugrunde liegenden Hörverarbeitungsprozesse bietet es einen umfassenden Einblick in das Störungsbild AVS und dessen Auswirkungen. Es stellt gängige Diagnostikverfahren vor und diskutiert effektive Maßnahmen zur Beratung, Kompensation und Therapie. KW - Zentrales Hören KW - Wahrnehmung KW - Verarbeitung KW - auditiv KW - AVS KW - AVWS KW - Auditive Verarbeitung Y1 - 2025 SN - 9783132454941 PB - Thieme CY - Stuttgart ET - 5., vollst. überarb. u. erweit. Aufl. ER - TY - VIDEO A1 - Haug, Sonja A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Meussling-Sentpali, Annette A1 - Mohr, Christa A1 - Pfingsten, Andrea A1 - Raptis, Georgios A1 - Weber, Karsten A1 - Bahr, Gudrun A1 - Currle, Edda A1 - Ettl, Katrin A1 - Frommeld, Debora A1 - Greiner, Nina A1 - Kudienko, Natalie A1 - Lichtenauer, Norbert A1 - Middel, Luise A1 - Mücke, Vanessa A1 - Popp, Christof T1 - Telepräsenzroboter für die Pflege und Unterstützung von Schlaganfallpatinnen und -patienten (TePUS) T2 - Virtuelle Tagung "DeinHaus 4.0 Oberpfalz", 2020, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg Y1 - 2020 UR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ze8dK31TuI ER - TY - GEN A1 - Haug, Sonja A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Meussling-Sentpali, Annette A1 - Mohr, Christa A1 - Pfingsten, Andrea A1 - Raptis, Georgios A1 - Weber, Karsten A1 - Bahr, Gudrun A1 - Currle, Edda A1 - Ettl, Katrin A1 - Frommeld, Debora A1 - Greiner, Nina A1 - Kudienko, Natalie A1 - Lichtenauer, Norbert A1 - Middel, Luise A1 - Mücke, Vanessa A1 - Popp, Christof T1 - TePUS - Telepräsenzroboter für die Pflege BT - Digitale Technik kann einen Beitrag zur Verbesserung der Versorgungssituation von Schlaganfallpatientinnen und -patienten sowie der Situation für Pflegekräfte und Angehörige leisten T2 - TRIOKON 2020 : Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft in Ostbayern, 29.09.2019, Landshut Y1 - 2020 UR - www.transfer-und-innovation-ostbayern.de/fileadmin/Veranstaltungen/2020-09-29_TRIOKON_2020/Poster_OTHR_DeinHaus4.0.pdf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Broser, Christian A1 - Falter, Thomas A1 - Ławrowski, Robert Damian A1 - Altenbuchner, Amelie A1 - Vögele, Daniel A1 - Koss, Claus A1 - Schlamp, Matthias A1 - Dunnweber, Jan A1 - Steffens, Oliver A1 - Heckner, Markus A1 - Jaritz, Sabine A1 - Schiegl, Thomas A1 - Corsten, Sabine A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Guertler, Katherine A1 - Koenig, Eric A1 - Haug, Sonja A1 - Huber, Dominik A1 - Birkenmaier, Clemens A1 - Krenkel, Lars A1 - Wagner, Thomas A1 - Justus, Xenia A1 - Saßmannshausen, Sean Patrick A1 - Kleine, Nadine A1 - Weber, Karsten A1 - Braun, Carina N. A1 - Giacoppo, Giuliano A1 - Heinrich, Michael A1 - Just, Tobias A1 - Schreck, Thomas A1 - Schnabl, Andreas A1 - Gilmore, Amador Téran A1 - Roeslin, Samuel A1 - Schmid, Sandra A1 - Wellnitz, Felix A1 - Malz, Sebastian A1 - Maurial, Andreas A1 - Hauser, Florian A1 - Mottok, Jürgen A1 - Klettke, Meike A1 - Scherzinger, Stefanie A1 - Störl, Uta A1 - Heckner, Markus A1 - Bazo, Alexander A1 - Wolff, Christian A1 - Kopper, Andreas A1 - Westner, Markus A1 - Pongratz, Christian A1 - Ehrlich, Ingo A1 - Briem, Ulrich A1 - Hederer, Sebastian A1 - Wagner, Marcus A1 - Schillinger, Moritz A1 - Görlach, Julien A1 - Hierl, Stefan A1 - Siegl, Marco A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Hausladen, Matthias A1 - Schreiner, Rupert A1 - Haslbeck, Matthias A1 - Kreuzer, Reinhard A1 - Brückl, Oliver A1 - Dawoud, Belal A1 - Rabl, Hans-Peter A1 - Gamisch, Bernd A1 - Schmidt, Ottfried A1 - Heberl, Michael A1 - Gänsbauer, Bianca A1 - Bick, Werner A1 - Ellermeier, Andreas A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. A1 - Prem, Nina A1 - Sindersberger, Dirk A1 - Tschurtschenthaler, Karl A1 - Aurbach, Maximilian A1 - Dendorfer, Sebastian A1 - Betz, Michael A. A1 - Szecsey, Tamara A1 - Mauerer, Wolfgang A1 - Murr, Florian ED - Baier, Wolfgang T1 - Forschung 2018 T3 - Forschungsberichte der OTH Regensburg - 2018 KW - Forschung KW - Forschungsbericht Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-13826 SN - 978-3-9818209-5-9 CY - Regensburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Greiner, Nina A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Schedel, Valentin A1 - Pfingsten, Andrea T1 - Group rehabilitation for adults with acquired neurological disorders: A systematic review of mono- and interdisciplinary interventions in physical and speech-language therapy JF - PM&R N2 - Background: Group treatments and interdisciplinary collaboration are recommended in evidence-based guidelines for neurorehabilitation, including physical and speech-language therapy. Evidence suggests that activating overlapping neural networks for upper extremity motor control and speechlanguage processing produces synergistic effects during therapy. This systematic review aims to overview and appraise the efficacy of group treatments in traditional rehabilitation and telerehabilitation. In addition to summarizing evidence on monodisciplinary approaches in physical and speech-language therapy, it seeks data on integrative approaches involving one or both disciplines to inform further interdisciplinary collaboration. Methods: The review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021288012) and followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Systematic searches were conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library. Two reviewers independently screened studies, extracted data, and assessed quality using AMSTAR 2, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale, or the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Checklist, as appropriate. The evidence was summarized in a systematic narrative synthesis and its certainty rated based on the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Results: A total of 29 studies were included: 16 on speech-language therapy (861 participants) and 13 on physical therapy (1757 participants). No studies addressed interdisciplinary group interventions, and only two evaluated group telerehabilitation. Outcome domains and measures varied across studies and the certainty of evidence was predominantly low. However, moderate-certainty evidence supports that group speech-language therapy improves quality of life, communication, and language in stroke survivors, especially when interventions emphasize verbal production in communicative settings with multimodal materials and cueing. In physical therapy, circuit class training may be more effective than other group approaches for enhancing quality of life and mobility. Conclusion: Group treatments in neurorehabilitation show some benefits, but further research is needed – especially regarding interdisciplinary approaches and telerehabilitation. KW - Gruppentherapie KW - Logopädie KW - Physiotherapie KW - Neurologie KW - systematic review KW - group treatment KW - interdisciplinary collaboration KW - speech-language therapy KW - physical therapy Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.70006 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Nina Greiner PB - Wiley ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nickel, Maren T. A1 - Lauer, Norina A1 - Kurfess, Christina A1 - Kreiter, Daniel A1 - Corsten, Sabine T1 - Peer-to-peer support in Aphasia: the participants’ perspective on the digital network PeerPAL JF - Qualitative Research in Communication Differences and Disorders N2 - Background: Aphasia can affect health-related quality of life (HRQL), identity, and social participation. Peer contact can have a positive impact on all three aspects. However, there are barriers to the available offers (e.g., professional guidance), whereas a digital solution enables autonomous peer contact. Therefore, we developed and evaluated a customized application for autonomous, asynchronous peer contact that encourages social activities and interaction. The qualitative evaluation in this study includes evaluation of the application and psychosocial changes during the intervention. Quantitative data are published elsewhere. Method: We conducted interviews with 11 people with aphasia who had participated in our pre–post mixed-methods study. The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis guided by a codebook. Results: Responses were categorized into use and evaluation of the application (three themes) and psychosocial changes during the intervention (four themes). Most interviewees reported that they would like to use the application in the future. The benefits of peer contact, digital exchange, and, thereby, social activities were positively highlighted. Moreover, there are indications of improvements in HRQL and a change in identity. Negative aspects included a lack of feedback from other participants, too few peers in the geographical area, and missing features and bugs in the application. Discussion/Conclusions: The application is suitable for establishing peer contact, which can lead to psychosocial improvements. It remains to be analyzed who benefits most from the application and at what phase of aphasia. Time since onset, social environment, and previous peer contact should be considered. In the future, a larger sample should be analyzed. KW - Aphasie KW - Inklusion KW - Digitalisierung KW - Lebensqualität KW - Teilhabe KW - Peer Support KW - Social Network Y1 - 2025 UR - https://utppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3138/qrcdd-2024-0009 VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 43 EP - 81 PB - University of Toronto Press ER -