Communication partner training for healthcare workers engaging with people with aphasia: Enacting Sustainable Development Goal 17 in Austria, Egypt, Greece, India and Serbia

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Table I. Team structure and examples of modifications.

Country team	No of members	Professions	Example of modification	Explanation of modification
Austria	5	Neuropsychologist Nurse Occupational therapist Physiotherapist SLP	Change of language for politeness Extend the practice time between the two training sessions (4 weeks instead of 2) and condensing training session(s) (i.e., second 3-hour-session into a 2-hour-session)	Cultural norms of language (using the polite form while addressing fellow healthcare professionals during training) Adapting to the available resources (funds and staffing) to improve feasibility
Egypt	4	Medical doctors SLP	Change of images	For example, darker skin/hair, not blonde appearance; local dresses: galabeyas (for men) and veils (for women); other types of animals and food, bathroom artefacts need to be added, map and outdoors images are different; symbols of medical services without crosses
Greece	2	SLPs	Change of language for politeness and better understanding of the process/content Add more explanations for roleplays structure Considerations of reducing the duration of the second meeting to 2 hours instead of a 3-hour session.	Cultural norms of language (using the polite form while addressing fellow healthcare professionals during training) Healthcare professionals are not familiar with roleplays, yet evidence suggests that experiential practice is needed. Role plays to be tried in pilot phase. To optimise implementation and increase participation.
India (North)	6	Neurologist SLPs	Expanding the concept of disorders of speech and communication beyond aphasia during introduction. Different examples/scenarios for roleplays - No need to discuss where will the patient go after discharge. Terminology	To increase interest of recipients (healthcare professionals), to emphasise the large community burden and the fact that strategies used in communication partner training are applicable to a significant extent to related disorders. Role-plays (e.g. by default, patient goes home after discharge, under the care of family members/relatives) Terms like significant others or caregiver are not used in an Indian context.
India (South)	3	SLPs	Modification of the examples given in videos and roleplays (e.g. the context of respite care is not common in the Indian settings; therefore, this will be replaced with a more familiar scenario such as a relative’s house). Further, Indian names will be incorporated in the examples to increase the relevancy. Modification of the content of power-point presentation slides (e.g. terminology)	Content of examples (including scenarios and names) adapted for cultural relevancy. Adaptation of content of slides to ease the understanding and increase the use of relevant or common classification systems or terminologies used in the Indian hospital context.
Serbia	3	Psychologist SLPs	Polite form of language More explanations for roleplays structure if needed	Polite form of language adequate for training in the hospital Some healthcare professionals are not familiar with roleplays

Note. SLP, speech-language pathologist.