dc.contributor.author | Finch, Emma | |
dc.contributor.author | Cornwell, Petrea | |
dc.contributor.author | Copley, Anna | |
dc.contributor.author | Doig, Emmah | |
dc.contributor.author | Fleming, Jennifer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-19T01:00:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-19T01:00:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0269-9052 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/02699052.2017.1346284 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/352200 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To perform a pilot study to evaluate whether a novel metacognitive, goal-based intervention improved and maintained the social communication skills of adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Method: Eight community-dwelling participants with TBI completed three study phases: (1) baseline, (2) eight-week intervention targeting social communication impairments and (3) follow-up. Participants completed the Profile of Pragmatic Impairment in Communication (PPIC), LaTrobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ) and Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) at the commencement of baseline phase, pre- and post-intervention and completion of the follow-up phase. During the intervention programme phase, participants attended two 1-hour therapy sessions (one individual; one group) per week focusing on remediating impaired social communication skills using metacognitive strategy intervention and goal-based therapy.
Results: Variable changes in PPIC feature-summary scores were observed post-intervention. A non-significant improvement in LCQ scores was also observed. There was a significant increase in GAS goal T-scores following the intervention, with six of the eight participants achieving or exceeding their expected level of performance on all goals.
Conclusion: A goal-driven, metacognitive approach to intervention may assist individuals with TBI to achieve their personal social communication goals, with benefits reported by participants and observable during conversations. Further research is required. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1830 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 1839 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 13-14 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Brain Injury | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 31 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Biomedical and clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Psychology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Other psychology not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 32 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 52 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 529999 | |
dc.title | Remediation of social communication impairments following traumatic brain injury using metacognitive strategy intervention: a pilot study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.rights.copyright | This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Cornwell, Petrea | |