Carer Involvement in exercises for people with acquired brain injury.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Carer Involvement in exercise programmes for acute Neurosciences patients with acquired brain injury.
IRAS ID
334551
Contact name
Rebecca Rayner
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundations Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
An acquired brain injury (ABI) is defined as “damage to the brain, which occurs after birth and is not related to a congenital or a degenerative disease” (World Health Organization, 1996). In the acute Neurosciences setting, we have a large caseload of acquired brain injury from traumatic brain injury through to Stroke. ABI often leaves people affected with difficulties completing daily tasks such as moving, eating or washing themselves.
In the NHS in-patient setting, ABI patients have minimal contact time with their family, often only during visiting hours. This short duration of time may limit caregiver's knowledge of the new functional and thinking skill status of the patient with ABI and may limit understanding of their care needs. We know intensity of rehabilitation and exercise is associated with better outcomes for patient's with ABI.
Carer involvement in rehabilitation may increase the intensity of exercises, and provide increase opportunities for their relatives to understand about the new status of their relative. This may increase their understanding and also reduce anxiety on discharge. This study proposes to explore carer involvement with physiotherapy exercises to see if this increases the number of repetitions completed by the patient, and changes confidence of the carer in understanding difficulties their relative is now facing, and how they can support them.REC name
London - City & East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/LO/0207
Date of REC Opinion
14 Mar 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion