The group rehabilitation helped me adjust to a new life: Experiences shared by persons with an acquired brain injury

Abstract

The group rehabilitation helped me adjust to a new life: Experiences shared by persons with an acquired brain injury.Månsson Lexell, Eva; Alkhed, Ann-Kristin; Olsson, Kerstin General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.• You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain women with an acquired brain injury who had participated in an out-patient group rehabilitation programme were performed. Data was analysed with qualitative content analysis.Findings: The findings formed the theme "The group rehabilitation helped me adjust to a new life" that revealed experiences related to the content and outcome of the programme, as well as the process they went through during the programme. The participants described how the rehabilitation gave them the tools they needed to change their everyday lives, especially in relation to improved knowledge, and learning new routines and habits. They perceived their rehabilitation as a long-term, individual, but also collaborative process, where professionals as well as family and friends had crucial roles. Conclusion:Learning how persons with acquired brain injury experience participation in a group rehabilitation program can help to unravel parts of the 'black box of rehabilitation', and can support professionals to better understand the effective components of such programmes.3

The value of normalization: Group therapy for individuals with brain injury

“…Several participants noted that they had succeeded with this adjustment and felt they now lived a good life [28]. This mirrors the theme of positive mental health which emerged in this study.…”

“…Lexell et al [28] reported that a common experience shared by clients was the struggle to find their new identity and role in life. Previous studies found that clients describe a loss of self-knowledge, as well as feeling as though others perceive them differently [29].…”

A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on perceptions of people with long-term neurological conditions about group-based memory rehabilitation

“…All of the studies were mixed aetiology. Studies employed thematic analysis (das Nair & Lincoln, 2013), comparative analysis (Nilsson, Bartfai, & Lofgren, 2011), framework analysis (Spector, Gardner, & Orrell, 2011),and content analysis Lexell, Alkhed, & Olsson, 2013).…”

“…One study did not explicitly list a topic guide for the interviews and there was no discussion of saturation of data , consequently it was unclear whether the data were collected in a way that addressed the research issue. In three of the studies there was no mention of ethics approval Lexell et al, 2013;Nilsson et al, 2011) and one study omitted details regarding the consent process. This study also provided insufficient detail of the rigour of the data analysis; however, the remaining four studies gave sufficient detail.…”

Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: Subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial

“…Some studies have reported positive experiences of being in memory rehabilitation groups ( (Spector et al, 2011), (Lexell et al, 2013), (Johansson and Tornmalm, 2012)) If, however, this improved emotional state was the result of being in a group setting, it is unlikely that this would be maintained beyond the end of the group sessions and would be likely to occur for all groups, irrespective of whether or not they included memory intervention. This points to the benefits of delivering compensatory strategy training in group settings.…”