The impact of a holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation program on quality of life of patients with acquired brain injury

• Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Isabel
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Guerreiro, Sandra, Martins-Rocha, Benedita, Dores, Artemisa Rocha, Vicente, Selene G., Barbosa, Fernando, Castro-Caldas, Alexandre
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_58-2_4
• topic: neuropsychological rehabilitation; quality of life; acquired brain injury; outcome evaluation; reabilitação neuropsicológica; qualidade de vida; lesão cerebral adquirida; avaliação de impacto

After acquired brain injury (ABI) rehabilitation aims to increase the individual’s functionality promoting their Quality of Life (QoL). The main goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of a holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation program (HNRP) on quality of life dimensions. Twenty subjects with ABI participated, mean age 30 years (SD=7.62).Participants were assessed pre and post intervention, with a six months interval, using Quality of Life After Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) A paired-sample t-test was conducted for data analyzes, with corrected p for multiple comparisons. Significant results after intervention were observed at all dimensions: total [t(19) = -4.59, p < .001], cognitive [t(19) = -2.31, p = .003], self [t(19) =-5.76, p < .001], DLAs (daily life activities) [t(19) = -3.18, p = .001], social [t(19) = -1.29, p = .001], emotional [t(19) = -1.85, p = .001], except on physical [t(19) = -1.78, p = .01]. Results suggest that intervention, after ABI, with the HNRP improves patients’ QoL.