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Published in: Neurological Sciences 2/2017

01-02-2017 | Original Article

Quality of life in persons after traumatic brain injury as self-perceived and as perceived by the caregivers

Authors: Rita Formisano, Eloise Longo, Eva Azicnuda, Daniela Silvestro, Mariagrazia D’Ippolito, Jean-Luc Truelle, Nicole von Steinbüchel, Klaus von Wild, Lindsay Wilson, Jessica Rigon, Carmen Barba, Antonio Forcina, Marco Giustini

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 2/2017

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Abstract

The primary aim of the study was to adopt QOLIBRI (quality of life after brain injury) questionnaire in a proxy version (Q-Pro), i.e., to use caregivers for comparison and to evaluate whether TBI patients’ judgment corresponds to that of their caregivers since the possible self-awareness deficit of the persons with TBI. A preliminary sample of 19 outpatients with TBI and their proxies was first evaluated with the Patient Competency Rating Scale to assess patients’ self-awareness; then they were evaluated with the QOLIBRI Patient version (Q-Pt) and a patient-centered version of the Q-Pro. Subsequently, 55 patients and their caregivers were evaluated using the patient-centered and the caregiver-centered Q-Pro versions. Q-Pt for assessing Quality of Life (QoL) after TBI, as patients’ subjective perspective and Q-Pro to assess the QoL of patients as perceived by the caregivers. The majority of patients (62.2%) showed better self-perception of QoL than their proxies; however, patients with low self-awareness were less satisfied than patients with adequate self-awareness. Low self-awareness does not impair the ability of patients with TBI to report on satisfaction with QoL as self-perceived.
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Metadata
Title
Quality of life in persons after traumatic brain injury as self-perceived and as perceived by the caregivers
Authors
Rita Formisano
Eloise Longo
Eva Azicnuda
Daniela Silvestro
Mariagrazia D’Ippolito
Jean-Luc Truelle
Nicole von Steinbüchel
Klaus von Wild
Lindsay Wilson
Jessica Rigon
Carmen Barba
Antonio Forcina
Marco Giustini
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-016-2755-y

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