Acceptance following Acquired Brain Injury: A Qualitative Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Acceptance following Acquired Brain Injury: A Qualitative Study
IRAS ID
190014
Contact name
Nicola Burchill
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 5 days
Research summary
The proposed project aims to explore what acceptance following an acquired brain injury (ABI) means to those who have experienced an ABI. Acceptance is mentioned in ABI rehabilitation literature, and is considered to be clinically relevant, however there is little understanding of what acceptance means. This piece of work is valuable due to the absence of research regarding acceptance post-ABI. Understanding of what acceptance involves could improve clinician insight into the patient experience. In addition future research could build on this study to develop assessment measures of acceptance and help underpin future acceptance based interventions.
The study aims to use qualitative methods to develop a better understanding of what acceptance following ABI means and how acceptance may develop. This information will be collected through semi-structured interviews with individuals who are one year post-ABI. Information will also be collected through focus groups with professionals in an ABI service and relatives of individuals with an ABI. This will allow collection of a wide range of views regarding acceptance, which will strengthen the richness of the data. This could include factors which individuals with an ABI may be less able to describe, such as experiences which occur during earlier stages of recovery, which they may be unable to recall. Participation will require attendance at an interview or focus group, which will last no more than one and a half to two hours. Participants will be recruited through NHS brain injury rehabilitation services in the Midlands, and related charitable organisations.
REC name
West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/WM/0015
Date of REC Opinion
17 Feb 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion