Improving Self-awareness After Acquired Brain Injury Leads to Enhancements in Patients' Daily Living Functionality. Issue 3 (30th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Villalobos, Dolores; Bilbao, Álvaro; López-Muñoz, Francisco; Pacios, Javier
• Is Part Of: Brain impairment. Volume 20:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 268
• Page End: 275
• Publication Date: 2019-05-30
• Subjects: Awareness of deficit, -- brain damage, -- neuropsychology, -- rehabilitation, -- treatment outcome, -- activities of daily living; Brain Diseases -- Congresses; Brain Diseases -- Periodicals; Brain -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.805
• DOI: 10.1017/BrImp.2019.10
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1443-9646

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To explore whether the improvement in self-awareness induced by a structured intervention programme in patients suffering a brain injury is associated with an enhancement in their functional outcomes. Method: This study uses a pre- and post-test control group design with a sample of 56 patients with acquired brain injury randomly assigned to an experimental and a control group. Pre- and post-intervention measurements were self-awareness (using a previously developed scale) and functional outcome (using the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale). Results: Patients who received the intervention programme showed a greater improvement in their self-awareness level and functional outcome than patients in the control group. Additionally, the correlation analyses between improvements at both measures showed a relation between improvement in self-awareness and improvement in functional outcome, especially when the pre-treatment self-awareness level was considered. Conclusions: Implementing an intervention programme in self-awareness, in the context of a global rehabilitation process of patients with acquired brain injury, is useful for improving their self-awareness level and the functionality in their daily activities.