Utvikling av strategier for å håndtere kognitive vansker - en kvalitativ studie om erfaringer fem år
etter traumatisk hjerneskade
Engelsk titel: Developing strategies for dealing with cognitive difficulties - a qualitative study on experiences
five years after traumatic brain injury
Författare:
Lindstad, Marte Örud
;
Andelic, Nada
;
Sveen, Unni
Email: marte.lindstad@ntnu.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 31
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16083081
Sammanfattning
Purpose: The aim of the study was to gain knowledge about the
process how persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) developing
and applying strategies to cope with cognitive challenges, and how
the specialist- and community health care services may support this
process.
Methods: The study had a qualitative design, applying semi-structured
interviews with 7 individuals with moderate-to-severe TBI 5 years
post-injury. The data were analyzed using a phenomenological meaning
condensation.
Results: The informants had applied coping strategies in various ways
and to a quite different degree. They described how they learned
about their changed bodily capacity by experiencing how they did
mistakes that they would not have done before the injury. To get ready
to apply strategies, the importance of support from health professionals
to name the difficulties they experienced, share knowledge about
their injury and discuss possible solutions, was highlighted.
Implications: Developing strategies to cope after TBI takes time. It demands
sharing information, a language to describe the problems and
discussions with health professionals over a longer time span.