Lifestyle changes with help from Health Profile Assessment in combination with support in individual interventions for persons with brain injury - A pilot study
Engelsk titel: Lifestyle changes with help from Health Profile Assessment in combination with support in individual interventions for persons with acquired brain injury - A pilot study
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Författare:
Huitema, Eva Lilliecreutz
;
Andersson, Gunnar
;
Samuelsson, Kersti
Email: eva.lilliecreutz.huitema@lio.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 35
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 14091139
Sammanfattning
Little is known about how to support a lifestyle change for persons with acquired brain injury (ABI), who have poor
health compared with the rest of the population. This study investigates whether the Health Profi le Assessment (HPA)
combined with individual support in individually adjusted interventions could affect the lifestyle of persons with ABI.
This longitudinal prospective and quasi-experimental study has a before and after design. HPA aims to improve
health habits, perceived health and physiological measurements. In addition, this study includes interventions based on
individual goals and actions decided on by the participants. The intervention process was supported through various
communication methods such as Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Transactional Analyses (TA). The studied group
( n 25) included persons with cognitive impairments due to ABI who were considered for outpatient rehabilitation at a
specialized facility at a university hospital in south-eastern Sweden. Results at follow-up showed signifi cant improvements
in physical activity, perceived health and diet. Signifi cant improvements were also shown in sagittal abdominal diameter,
waist circumference, body mass index (BMI) and physical fi tness. Consequently, this study describes a method that
successfully supported lifestyle changes in persons with ABI.