“…However, despite evidence of the greater reliance on diaries (e.g., Brown et al, 2005;Evans et al, 2003), few studies have been conducted to evaluate their effectiveness. Moreover, existing studies have shown that effective diary use is dependent on pre-morbid memory aid use, level of self-awareness, diary format and type and length of training received (e.g., McKerracher, Powell, & Oyebode, 2005;Ownsworth & McFarland, 1999;. Research has also shown that clients often abandon diary use once discharged from hospital, which raises problems with generalisation beyond the clinical setting in which they were introduced (Lynch, 1995).…”