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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for potential participants

From: The ‘Better Conversations with Primary Progressive Aphasia (BCPPA)’ program for people with PPA (Primary Progressive Aphasia): protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study

Inclusion criteria

Local collaborators at participating NHS sites will judge potential participants against the following criteria:

(a) Have a diagnosis or possible diagnosis of PPA

(b) Have some ability to communicate and understand communication in order to participate in the BCPPA program;

(c) Are able to see and hear well enough to participate in the BCPPA program

(d) Are functionally able to engage in the BCPPA program (i.e. able to maintain some concentration and remain in a 60–90 min session, minimal challenging behaviour that would be unlikely to cause disruption)

(e) English as their language of daily use;

(f) Have a conversation partner (CP) who is able to and consents to participating in the project.

Exclusion criteria

People will be excluded from participation in the pilot if they:

(a) Have a history of brain lesions or major head trauma;

(b) Have major physical illness or disability which could impact on participation;

(c) Present with a major psychiatric diagnosis;

(d) Present with prominent behavioural disturbance;

(e) Present with prominent episodic memory, visual memory, or visuoperceptual impairments.

  1. Note: The researchers acknowledge that the inclusion criteria may result in significant heterogeneity across participants—please refer to discussion of limitations