scholarly journals How Stable Is Coping in Patients with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms after Acquired Brain Injury? Changes in Coping Styles and Their Predictors in the Chronic Phase

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 696-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Wolters Gregório ◽  
Rudolf W.H.M. Ponds ◽  
Sanne M.J. Smeets ◽  
Frank Jonker ◽  
Climmy G.J.G. Pouwels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Chronic Phase ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Sport for Acquired Brain Injury (PASABI): A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Marta Pérez-Rodríguez ◽  
Saleky García-Gómez ◽  
Javier Coterón ◽  
Juan José García-Hernández ◽  
Javier Pérez-Tejero
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Chronic Phase ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Wide Range

Background and objectives: Acquired brain injury (ABI) is the first cause of disability and physical activity (PA) is a key element in functional recovery and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) during the subacute and chronic phases. However, it is necessary to develop PA programs that respond to the heterogeneity and needs of this population. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a PA program on the HRQoL in this population. Materials and Methods: With regard to recruitment, after baseline evaluations, participants were assigned to either the intervention group (IG, n = 38) or the control group (CG, n = 35). Functional capacity, mood, quality of life and depression were measured pre- and post-intervention. The IG underwent the “Physical Activity and Sport for Acquired Brain Injury” (PASABI) program, which was designed to improve HRQoL (1-h sessions, two to four sessions/week for 18 weeks). The CG underwent a standard rehabilitation program without PA. Results: Results for the IG indicated significant differences and large effect sizes for the physical and mental dimensions of quality of life, as well as mood and functional capacity, indicating an increase in HRQoL. No significant differences were found for the CG across any variables. Conclusions: The PASABI program was feasible and beneficial for improving physiological and functionality variables in the IG. The wide range of the activities of the PASABI program allow its application to a large number of people with ABI, promoting health through PA, especially in the chronic phase.

Impaired awareness of deficits in individuals with neuropsychiatric symptoms after acquired brain injury: Associations with treatment motivation and depressive symptoms.

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanne M. J. Smeets ◽  
Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds ◽  
Gisela Wolters Gregório ◽  
Climmy G. J. G. Pouwels ◽  
Ada J. Visscher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury ◽  
Treatment Motivation ◽  
Impaired Awareness

scholarly journals Outcomes of a community-based treatment programme for people with acquired brain injury in the chronic phase: a pilot study

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marij Middag-van Spanje ◽  
Sanne Smeets ◽  
Jolanda van Haastregt ◽  
Caroline van Heugten
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Chronic Phase ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury ◽  
Treatment Programme ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Burden in Spouse-Caregivers of Patients with Chronic-Acquired Brain Injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Stefania Laratta ◽  
Lucia Francesca Lucca ◽  
Paolo Tonin ◽  
Antonio Cerasa
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Clinical Status ◽  
Chronic Phase ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spouse Caregivers ◽  
High Level ◽  
Spouse Caregiver

In this cross-sectional study, we assess associated factors of burden in spouse-caregivers of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) in the chronic phase. 35 spouse-caregivers (71% female, mean age±SD: 55.7±11.1y) of patients with mild/moderate ABI (29% female, mean age±SD: 57.5±10.7y), admitted to the intensive rehabilitation unit of the Institute S. Anna (Crotone, Italy) between January 2013 and December 2017, were contacted 2 years postinjury and asked to complete a series of questionnaires. The outcome measure was the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) test, while several demographical and clinical data were considered as predictive factors. Two years after injury, a high level of burden was reported in 34.2% of spouse-caregivers. Stepwise multiple linear regression analyses revealed that caring for a patient with more severe disability (as measured by the Barthel Index scale) and the family life cycle (from the initial phase of engagement to marriage with adult children) explain the vast majority of variance for higher caregiver burden. The functional clinical status and the stages through which a family may pass over time were identified as areas in which the spouse-caregiver of ABI patients experienced high levels of burden in the chronic phase.

scholarly journals The Prevalence and Determinants of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People With Acquired Brain Injury in Nursing Homes

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 1643-1650
Author(s):  
Roy F. Kohnen ◽  
Jan C.M. Lavrijsen ◽  
Reinier P. Akkermans ◽  
Debby L. Gerritsen ◽  
Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury

scholarly journals The Functional and Structural Neural Correlates of Dynamic Balance Impairment and Recovery in Persons with Acquired Brain Injury

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherin Joubran ◽  
Simona Bar-Haim ◽  
Lior Shmuelof
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Volume ◽  
Balance Control ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Chronic Phase ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury ◽  
Structural Mri ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Balance Impairment ◽  
Rehabilitation Treatment

Abstract Dynamic balance depends on the interaction between multiple brain networks and is impaired following Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). This study aims to characterize the brain functional and structural correlates of ABI-induced dynamic balance impairment and recovery at the chronic-phase following a rehabilitation treatment. 31 participants participated in a novel rehabilitation treatment composed of 22 sessions of perturbation training. Dynamic balance was assessed using the Community Balance and Mobility scale (CB&M) and the 10-Meter Walking Test (10MWT). Brain function was assessed based on resting-state fMRI scans which were analysed using independent component analysis (ICA), and regions of interest analyses. Brain volume was assessed using structural MRI and compared to age-matched and elderly participants. ICA revealed a reduction in component-related activation within the sensorimotor and cerebellar networks post-intervention (p < 0.035). Improvement in CB&M scale was associated with a reduction in FC within the cerebellar network (p = 0.023) and with baseline FC within the cerebellar-putamen (p = 0.002) and cerebellar-thalamic networks (p = 0.026). Improvement in 10MWT was associated with baseline FC within the cerebellar-putamen (p = 0.012) and cerebellar-cortical networks (p = 0.017, p = 0.004, p < 0.001and p = 0.005). A global brain volume reduction was found in the ABI-group when compared to the age-matched controls (p < 0.001), which was negatively associated with ABI chronicity, but not associated with CB&M scale. Our results show that dynamic balance recovery is associated with FC changes within and between the cerebellar and sensorimotor networks that are consistent with the contribution of modularity to balance control and recovery. The diffused atrophy post-ABI indicates that ABI led to a degenerative process.

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