Evaluating RE-IDentification. A vocational rehab ABI intervention.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluating RE-IDentification - a vocational rehabilitation group intervention targeting identity and self-esteem after an acquired brain injury.
IRAS ID
180944
Contact name
Alison Mac Crosain
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Surrey
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 8 months, 1 days
Research summary
The current study aims to evaluate RE-IDentification. RE-IDentification is a group therapy intervention, focusing on identify and self-esteem after an acquired brain injury and how this impacts on work.
RE-IDentification is a six-session intervention, with weekly sessions lasting two hours each. The intervention aims to rebuild people’s confidence and self-esteem by re-identifying how they see themselves. It aims to use a number of psychological therapies which have been shown to be effective, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
The study is an effectiveness and acceptability study; it aims to establish whether the intervention is beneficial and whether it is acceptable to the participants. Participants will consist of patients receiving the intervention who consent to participating in the study.
The study will investigate whether the intervention is beneficial in terms of improvements in measures of self-identity, work-related self-efficacy, quality of life, mood, self-esteem and general self-efficacy. The study will also include an individual interview with each participant to allow him or her the opportunity to talk about his or her personal experience of the group intervention.
The study will collect information weekly from participants from between two and four weeks before the intervention starts and weekly during the intervention. Information will be collected using online questionnaires and will include details about self-identity, work self-efficacy, quality of life, mood, self-esteem and general self-efficacy. The study will use various lengths of baseline to make the study stronger, and allow us to better establish how beneficial the intervention is. Each participant will also be invited to an individual interview after the intervention to talk about his or her experience in the group.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/1894
Date of REC Opinion
29 Jan 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion