{"title":"Thriving in the wake of a storm: A systematic qualitative review & meta-synthesis on facilitating post-traumatic growth in patients living with Acquired Brain Injury.","authors":"Pamela Arroyo, Lowri Wilkie, Elen Davies, Zoe Fisher, Andrew Haddon Kemp","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2356891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2024.2356891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) often results in significant challenges, yet it may also facilitate Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG). This review explores a critical question: \"What are the main factors contributing to PTG following ABI, and what potential barriers to its development are perceived by ABI survivors?\" Here we aim to systematically uncover these contributors and barriers to PTG through a meta-synthesis, involving a comprehensive review of previously published qualitative research on this topic. A literature search was conducted across PsycINFO, CINAHL, and MEDLINE up to December 2022 to identify studies for inclusion. From an initial pool of 1,946 records, eleven articles were selected for inclusion. Reflexive thematic analysis yielded three analytical themes including \"Journey to Self-Rediscovery\", \"Strength in Connection\" and \"Overcoming Obstacles\". Our findings also revealed facilitators and barriers across multiple levels of scale including personal (e.g., acceptance versus resignation), interpersonal (e.g., positive social ties versus difficulties making social connections), and systemic (e.g., new meaning and purpose versus financial constraints) scales. Our research extends existing knowledge in ABI rehabilitation, providing a more nuanced understanding of the dynamics influencing PTG with implications for clinicians seeking to promote wellbeing following brain injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141319035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The reliability and validity of brief cognitive screening tools used in traumatic brain injury: A systematic review.","authors":"Jessica McLaren, Alexander Fradera, Breda Cullen","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2357850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2024.2357850","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reliable and valid cognitive screening tools are essential in the assessment of those with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yet, there is no consensus about which tool should be used in clinical practice. This systematic review assessed psychometric properties of cognitive screening tools for detecting cognitive impairment in TBI. Inclusion criteria were: peer-reviewed validation studies of a cognitive screening tool(s); with a sample of adults aged 18-80 diagnosed with TBI (mild-severe); and with psychometrics consistent with COSMIN guidelines. Published literature was retrieved from MEDLINE, Web of Science Core Collection, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO on 27 January 2022. A narrative synthesis was performed. Thirty-four studies evaluated the psychometric properties of a total of 22 cognitive screening tools, in a variety of languages. Properties assessed included structural validity, internal consistency, reliability, criterion validity (or diagnostic test accuracy), convergent/divergent validity, and discriminant validity. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) were the most widely validated cognitive screening tools for use in TBI. The MoCA had the most promising evidence of its psychometric properties, which has implications for clinical practice. Future research should aim to follow standard criteria for psychometric studies to allow meaningful comparisons across the literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141288948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A targeted review of prosodic production in agrammatic aphasia.","authors":"Lauryn Zipse, Jeanne Gallée, Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2362243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2024.2362243","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is unclear whether individuals with agrammatic aphasia have particularly disrupted prosody, or in fact have relatively preserved prosody they can use in a compensatory way. A targeted literature review was undertaken to examine the evidence regarding the capacity of speakers with agrammatic aphasia to produce prosody. The aim was to answer the question, how much prosody can a speaker \"do\" with limited syntax? The literature was systematically searched for articles examining the production of grammatical prosody in people with agrammatism, and yielded 16 studies that were ultimately included in this review. Participant inclusion criteria, spoken language tasks, and analysis procedures vary widely across studies. The evidence indicates that timing aspects of prosody are disrupted in people with agrammatic aphasia, while the use of pitch and amplitude cues is more likely to be preserved in this population. Some, but not all, of these timing differences may be attributable to motor speech programming deficits (AOS) rather than aphasia, as these conditions frequently co-occur. Many of the included studies do not address AOS and its possible role in any observed effects. Finally, the available evidence indicates that even speakers with severe aphasia show a degree of preserved prosody in functional communication.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141288946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanna Lovise Sargénius, Ruth Elizabeth Hypher, Torun Gangaune Finnanger, Anne Elisabeth Brandt, Stein Andersson, Kari Risnes, Torstein Baade Rø, Jan Egil Stubberud
{"title":"Goal management training for improving fatigue in children and adolescents with acquired brain injuries: A 2-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Hanna Lovise Sargénius, Ruth Elizabeth Hypher, Torun Gangaune Finnanger, Anne Elisabeth Brandt, Stein Andersson, Kari Risnes, Torstein Baade Rø, Jan Egil Stubberud","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2353395","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2353395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To explore the long-term effectiveness of a paediatric adaptation of Goal Management Training (pGMT), relative to a psychoeducative program (pBHW), in reducing fatigue after pABI 2 years post-intervention. Thirty-eight youths and their parents completed the Paediatric Quality of Life - Multidimensional Fatigue Scale. Primary outcome measures were Total Fatigue Score, General fatigue, Cognitive fatigue, and Sleep/rest fatigue (parent-report). No significant differences in fatigue symptoms by the parental report was observed between the intervention groups at the 2-year follow-up (total score: <i>F </i>= .16, <i>p</i> = .69; general fatigue: <i>F </i>= .36, <i>p</i> = .55; sleep/rest: <i>F </i>= .48, <i>p</i> = .49; and cognitive fatigue: <i>F </i>= .09, <i>p</i> = .76), nor any time*group interactions (total score: <i>F </i>= .25, <i>p</i> = .86; general fatigue: <i>F </i>= .39, <i>p</i> = .76; sleep/rest: <i>F </i>= .20, <i>p</i> = .89; and cognitive fatigue: <i>F </i>= .08, <i>p</i> = .97). In total, 45% of the participants in the pGMT group and 25% in the pBHW group demonstrated a reliable positive clinical change. The significant improvements in fatigue symptoms that were demonstrated 6 months post-intervention could not be confirmed in this 2-year follow-up study. However, a continued positive tendency on most dimensions of fatigue for the participants in the pGMT group could be observed, suggesting that cognitive rehabilitation may help reduce fatigue.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141288947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nick Sathananthan, Eric Morris, David Gillanders, Roshan das Nair, Lucy Knox, Dana Wong
{"title":"Rebuilding the self through valued action and group connections after acquired brain injury: Participant perspectives of the VaLiANT group intervention.","authors":"Nick Sathananthan, Eric Morris, David Gillanders, Roshan das Nair, Lucy Knox, Dana Wong","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2024.2359992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2024.2359992","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Effective interventions that facilitate adjustment following acquired brain injury (ABI) are needed to improve long-term outcomes and meaningful reengagement in life. VaLiANT is an 8-week group intervention that combines cognitive rehabilitation with Acceptance and Commitment therapy to improve valued living, wellbeing, and adjustment. This study explored participant experiences of VaLiANT to optimize its ongoing development. This included characterization of individually meaningful treatment outcomes, mechanisms of action, and intervention acceptability. Qualitative interviews and quantitative ratings were collected from 39 ABI survivors (<i>M<sub>age </sub></i>= 52, <i>SD</i> = 15; 54% stroke) following their participation in VaLiANT. Participants reported diverse outcomes which resulted in three themes being generated following reflexive thematic analysis. \"A fuller toolkit for life with brain injury\" indicated increased strategy usage and better daily functioning; \"The value of connection and belonging\" captured the importance of social experiences in shaping recovery; and \"Finding the me I can be\" represented cognitive, behavioural, and emotional aspects of identity reconstruction post-ABI. The content and delivery of the intervention were rated highly but participants desired greater follow-up and tailoring of the intervention. Overall, VaLiANT appears to facilitate adjustment through several mechanisms, but greater intervention individualization and dosage may be required to enhance the treatment impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141261704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Álvaro Aliaga, María José Bracho, Matías Romero, María José Saldías, Ximena Jofré, Christian Salas
{"title":"The contribution of executive functions to the process of return to work after brain injury: A systematic review.","authors":"Álvaro Aliaga, María José Bracho, Matías Romero, María José Saldías, Ximena Jofré, Christian Salas","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2023.2224031","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2023.2224031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a worldwide public health issue for its high prevalence rate and the disability it produces. The consequences of ABI, including cognitive deficits, may impact return to work. This review focuses on the association between executive functions (EFs) and return to work after ABI. A systematic review of the literature between 1998 and 2023 was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. The articles were retrieved from the Pubmed, Medline and Web of Science databases. A total of 49 studies were finally selected. Impairments of EF were consistently shown to have a negative impact on return to work after an ABI. There is evidence that specific executive functions and neurobehavioral variables may affect return to work Studies showed a significant theoretical and methodological heterogeneity, representing an important limitation to understand the relation between EFs and work. There is a robust association between EFs and return to work after brain injury. Findings in this systematic review raise the need for further research on the role of specific EF profiles in the process of returning to work after brain damage.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9765080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle G Jansen, Joukje M Oosterman, Ann-Kristin Folkerts, Digo Chakraverty, Roy P C Kessels, Elke Kalbe, Mandy Roheger
{"title":"Classification Of MeMory InTerventions: Rationale and developmental process of the COMMIT tool.","authors":"Michelle G Jansen, Joukje M Oosterman, Ann-Kristin Folkerts, Digo Chakraverty, Roy P C Kessels, Elke Kalbe, Mandy Roheger","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2023.2236346","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2023.2236346","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>ABSTRACT</b>Over the last decades, numerous memory interventions have been developed to mitigate memory decline in normal ageing. However, there is a large variability in the success of memory interventions, and it remains poorly understood which memory intervention programs are most effective and for whom. This is partially explained by the heterogeneity of memory intervention protocols across studies as well as often poor reporting of the study design. To facilitate a reporting framework that enables researchers to systemize the content and design of memory intervention paradigms, we developed the Classification Of MeMory InTerventions (COMMIT) tool using a 3-stage developmental process. Briefly, COMMIT was based on qualitative content analysis of already existing memory intervention studies published between April 1983 and July 2020, and iteratively validated by both internal and external expert panels. COMMIT provides an easily-applicable interactive tool that enables systematic description of memory intervention studies, together with instructions on how to use this classification tool. Our main goal is to provide a tool that enables the reporting and classification of memory interventions in a transparent, comprehensible, and complete manner, to ensure a better comparability between memory interventions, and, to ultimately contribute to the question which memory intervention shows the greatest benefits.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9964984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Virtual reality-based attention training in patients with neurological damage: A pilot study.","authors":"Lukas Lorentz, Kristina Müller, Boris Suchan","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2023.2236349","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2023.2236349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Virtual Reality has been shown to be a valid tool to assess cognitive functions in an ecologically valid way. However, evidence regarding its effectiveness as a treatment option for cognitive rehabilitation has been limited. Furthermore, its potential to facilitate the transfer of training effects to patients' everyday life is still poorly studied. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a VR-based attention training and its transfer to attentional functioning in everyday life. Nineteen inpatients with neurological disorders and attentional deficits underwent daily 30-min VR training sessions over a two-week period. Attentional functions were assessed before and after the training period using several computerized tests, two self-constructed behavioral tasks, and a questionnaire assessing patients' subjective attentional functioning. Pre-Post-analyses show significant decreases in reaction times in the computerized alertness and selective attention tests. Transfer to the behavioral tasks and self-report data could not be observed. Despite the specificity of the changes, confounding effects cannot entirely be ruled out due to the lack of a control group. Results suggest that training was effective in improving attentional functioning along neuropsychological measures, but did not elicit transfer to an ecologically valid or subjective level. Implications for the future development of VR interventions are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9829441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arielle M Levy, Michael M Saling, Jacqueline F I Anderson
{"title":"Psychological distress and gender predict cognitive complaint after adult civilian mild traumatic brain injury in pre-morbidly healthy adults.","authors":"Arielle M Levy, Michael M Saling, Jacqueline F I Anderson","doi":"10.1080/09602011.2023.2236348","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09602011.2023.2236348","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Subjective cognitive symptoms are common after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), and are associated with important outcome factors including return to work. This study examined self-reported cognitive symptoms in mTBI and trauma controls (TCs), and explored psychological distress and gender as predictors of these symptoms. Pre-morbidly healthy adults with mTBI (<i>n</i> = 68) and general trauma (<i>n</i> = 40) were prospectively recruited from inpatient hospital wards and assessed 6-10 weeks post-injury. Primary measures included self-reported cognitive symptoms, post-concussion symptoms, and psychological distress. Groups were matched on all background variables, including objective cognitive performance. Within this context, subjective cognitive symptoms were significantly elevated after mTBI relative to TCs (<i>t</i> <i>= </i>3.396, <i>p</i> = .001). In contrast, there was no difference in post-concussion symptoms between groups (<i>t</i> <i>= </i>1.275, <i>p</i> = .206). Psychological distress (<i>β</i> = .536, <i>p</i> < .001) and gender (<i>β</i> = .253, <i>p</i> = .012) predicted subjective cognitive symptoms in mTBI, with females and those with higher distress reporting greater symptoms. Unlike general post-concussion symptoms, subjective cognitive symptoms were elevated after mTBI relative to TCs, suggesting that mTBI-specific factors underly this elevation. Females and individuals with high psychological distress are important subgroups to consider for potential intervention following mTBI.</p>","PeriodicalId":54729,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychological Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10364871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}