PMID- 28095051
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180109
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1362-301X (Electronic)
IS  - 0269-9052 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 3
DP  - 2017
TI  - Improving personal self-advocacy skills for individuals with brain injury: A 
      randomized pilot feasibility study.
PG  - 290-296
LID - 10.1080/02699052.2016.1250952 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of a self-advocacy intervention for 
      individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI). DESIGN: Two-arm, parallel-design, 
      randomized feasibility study. METHODS: Twelve participants, 1-year or more 
      post-ABI (TBI and cerebral vascular accident (CVA)), were randomized into 
      treatment/control groups. The treatment group received a group intervention and 
      workbook; the control group received the workbook only. Outcome measures, taken 
      at baseline, post-treatment and 6-weeks follow-up, included the General 
      Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Goal 
      Attainment Scale (GAS) and two exploratory measures developed for the study: the 
      Self Advocacy Scale (SAS) and the Personal Advocacy Activity Scale (PAAS). 
      RESULTS: Participants were successfully recruited and treated per protocol. The 
      treatment group exhibited improvements from baseline to post-treatment on all 
      measures; the control group improved on the GSES and declined on all others. Both 
      groups exhibited improvement on all measures at follow-up, except the PAAS, which 
      declined. There were no significant group differences on non-parametric analysis 
      at any assessment points; however, the magnitude of change at post-treatment 
      approached significance for the SAS and PAAS. CONCLUSIONS: Initial feasibility 
      for the methodology was demonstrated. Positive trends were noted. Further 
      research could result in an evidence-based intervention to enhance self-advocacy 
      post-ABI.
FAU - Hawley, Lenore
AU  - Hawley L
AD  - a Craig Hospital , Englewood , CO , USA.
FAU - Gerber, Don
AU  - Gerber D
AD  - a Craig Hospital , Englewood , CO , USA.
FAU - Morey, Clare
AU  - Morey C
AD  - a Craig Hospital , Englewood , CO , USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
DEP - 20170117
PL  - England
TA  - Brain Inj
JT  - Brain injury
JID - 8710358
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Brain Injuries/complications/psychology/rehabilitation
MH  - Feasibility Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Outcome Assessment, Health Care
MH  - *Personal Satisfaction
MH  - *Personality
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - *Self Efficacy
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Self-efficacy
OT  - advocacy
OT  - empowerment
OT  - goal-setting
OT  - group
OT  - intervention
EDAT- 2017/01/18 06:00
MHDA- 2018/01/10 06:00
CRDT- 2017/01/18 06:00
PHST- 2017/01/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/01/10 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/01/18 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/02699052.2016.1250952 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Brain Inj. 2017;31(3):290-296. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2016.1250952. Epub 2017 Jan 
      17.