对于老年人来说,创伤性脑损伤的感知意义:一个纵向多重案例研究
Wonkyung Jung1, Mia Vogel2, Karl Cristie F Figuracion3
1RESILIENCE Center, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
概括
年龄较大的成年人.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 创伤性脑损伤 (TBI) 显著影响老年人.
- 了解TBI的主观经验对于有效的护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索创伤性脑损伤 (TBI) 在老年人中在创伤后的第一年内不断变化的含义.
- 为了识别随着时间的推移对TBI感知的变化.
主要方法:
- 纵向多个案例研究设计.
- 在多个时间点进行的半结构面试 (TBI后1周至12个月).
- 采访成绩单的诱导性主题分析.
主要成果:
- 四个主要主题出现了:感恩,脆弱/依赖,谨慎和生活反思.
- 大多数参与者在整个一年中都对他们的TBI保持了一致的积极或负面看法.
- 12名参与者完成了55次采访.
结论:
- 积极的疾病感知可以提高TBI后老年人的生活质量.
- 支持性干预和资源对于管理负面看法和培养性至关重要.
- 这项研究为在TBI后为老年人提供量身定制的支持提供了基础.
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