Personally Important Moments post Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
People’s experiences of ‘personally important moments’ following an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), the meanings they attach to them and the influence they have on their post ABI journey: A qualitative study.
IRAS ID
183253
Contact name
Katie Venables
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of East Anglia
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 1 days
Research summary
Approximately one million people in the UK live with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) which can result in physical, emotional or behavioural difficulties.
Recent research has explored the impact of important life events following ABI, including leaving hospital to return home and returning to driving, and their effect on people’s adjustment. Whilst this research addresses the impact of broader categories it does not explore the specific individually important moments, there is currently a gap in the research in this area.
This study aims to identify what specific experiences people have had following ABI that they consider to be ‘personally important moments’. It is interested in when, where and how these experiences occur and the meanings these moments hold for people. The study also aims to explore how people feel these experiences have impacted on their post ABI journey and whether they believe they have influenced its direction.
Eight to twelve participants will be recruited from ABI services in the Cambridgeshire region. They will be interviewed individually, for one to two hours, about their experiences of ‘personally important moments’ following ABI.
The data obtained from the interviews will be analysed. The end goal is to generate a theory that may explain how ‘personally important moments’ influence lives following ABI. It is hoped that this research may inform ABI rehabilitation by increasing our understanding of the impact of 'personally important moments'. An increased understanding may mean that clinicians involved in a person's post ABI care could, for example, limit the adverse effects that a negatively interpreted 'personally important moment' may have on a person's recovery.REC name
London - Surrey Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/1664
Date of REC Opinion
2 Sep 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion