Assessment of the interest expressed by nurses in having a nursing questionnaire assessing the ability to communicate among individuals with aphasia

Abstract

Aphasia is the disorder of the processes involved in the formulation and interpreting language secondary to acquired brain damage. Aphasia has a great impact on quality of life, affecting the development of ABVD. Objective: to explore the interest expressed by nurses in having an easy-to-apply instrument that assesses, according to areas of interest for care, communication skills in patients with aphasia. Method: Descriptive study through a survey administered to 70 nurses from different healthcare settings. Results: 50% of nurses reported that this instrument would be quite useful with a high level of applicability in healthcare practice. Conclusion: This preliminary study supports the need for a nursing instrument with the proposed characteristics.