Health and wellness characteristics of persons with traumatic brain injury

作者:Braden Cynthia A*; Cuthbert Jeffrey P; Brenner Lisa; Hawley Lenore; Morey Clare; Newman Jody; Staniszewski Kristi; Harrison Felix Cynthia
来源:Brain Injury, 2012, 26(11): 1315-1327.
DOI:10.3109/02699052.2012.706351

摘要

Objective: To describe health and wellness characteristics of persons with TBI living in the community, compare to other disability populations and evaluate the associations between health-related constructs.
Design: Observational.
Setting: Outpatient rehabilitation hospital and a Veterans Affairs Medical Centre.
Participants: Seventy-four community-dwelling adults with moderate-to-severe TBI.
Interventions: None.
Main measures: Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II), Self Rated Abilities Health Practices Scale (SRAHP), Barriers to Health Promoting Activities for Disabled Scale (BHPAD), Medical Outcomes Study 12-Item Health Status Survey Short Form (SF-12), Personal Resource Questionnaire-adapted (PRQ-a), Perceived Wellness Survey (PWS), Diener Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools-Objective (PART-O).
Results: Health-promoting behaviours, self-efficacy and barriers to health were comparable to other disability populations. Perceived health status, participation and life satisfaction were decreased. Measures of health promotion and self-efficacy were positively associated with perceived mental health status, life satisfaction and participation. Barriers to healthy activities were negatively associated with health promotion, self-efficacy and perceived mental health status.
Conclusions: Health and wellness status was below desired levels for the study cohort, and comparable to other disability populations. Better understanding of associations among health-related constructs is needed. Continued research on conceptually-based health and wellness interventions for persons with TBI is recommended.

  • 出版日期2012-10