Grit and resilience in rehabilitation following brain injury
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An Investigation Of Grit And Resilience In Rehabilitation Success Following Acquired Brain Injury
IRAS ID
214855
Contact name
Jenna E E Todd Jones
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
It has been proposed that high levels of trait resilience (Rutter, 2012) can lead to improved rehabilitation (indicated by community integration outcomes) following ABI, although evidence of this in published research is mixed (Dumont, Gervais, Fougeyrollas, & Bertrand, 2004; Losoi et al., 2015; Lukow et al., 2015; McCauley et al., 2012). Presently no research exists addressing trait grit and outcomes of any kind following ABI (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009).
The current study aims to explore further the potential influence of trait resilience and grit on outcomes following ABI, and contribute to on-going efforts to determine protective and mitigating factors of individuals’ functioning following ABI. Grit and resilience scales have enormous potential for informing the treatment of ABI. Their simplicity and short completion time lends well to populations who may struggle with concentration or acquired cognitive deficits. Further, grit and resilience scales may be useful tools for assessing the likely trajectory of patient recovery. That is, there is potential value in understanding that low levels of grit or resilience may lead to longer rehabilitation time, or require greater or different input from the treating clinician (Dumont et al., 2004; Lukow et al., 2015; White, Driver, & Warren, 2010).
Patients attending the North Wales Brain Injury Service (NWBIS) with an ABI that occurred at least one year previously would be eligible to participate. Participants will likely be enrolled in the study for up to 12 months and participation would include completing cognitive tests (paper and pencil type tests designed to measure intelligence quotient) and questionnaires that should take no more than two hours.
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1
REC reference
17/ES/0118
Date of REC Opinion
10 Oct 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion