Approach to Sexuality From Occupational Therapy in People With Acquired Brain Injury in Subacute Stage

Universidade da Coruña

Status

Completed

Conditions

Sexuality

Occupational Therapy

Acquired Brain Injury

Treatments

Other: Semi-structured interviews

Other: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03911752

2017/587

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objectives: To analyse if people with acquired brain injury in sub-acute situation, as well as their relatives, and/or partners, consider relevant the approach to sexuality during their Occupational Therapy intervention.

Methodology: This study presents a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach. Twelve participants were interviewed: eight people with acquired brain injury, two relatives and two partners who agreed to participate. The information has been collected through interviews.

Enrollment

12 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

People with Acquired Brain Injury

Inclusion Criteria:

Being over 18 years.
Have a diagnosis framed within the concept of Acquired Brain Injury.
To be in the sub-acute stage after the Acquired Brain Injury.
Take Occupational Therapy to the Neurology Service of the Rehabilitation Unit of the Maritime Hospital of Oza (CHUAC) for a minimum of two months.

Exclusion Criteria:

Do not accept to participate in the study.
Present a decrease in the level of consciousness.
Present alterations at the cognitive level that suppose a score of less than 20 on the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE).
Present disinhibition after acquired brain damage.
Present sensory aphasia.

Partners and relatives of people with Acquired Brain Injury

Inclusion Criteria:

Being over 18 years.
Being partner or relative of a person who has a diagnosis framed within the concept of Acquired Brain Injury.
Being partner or relative of a person who is in the sub-acute stage after the Acquired Brain Injury.
Being partner or relative of a person who takes Occupational Therapy to the Neurology Service of the Rehabilitation Unit of the Maritime Hospital of Oza (CHUAC) for a minimum of two months.

Exclusion Criteria:

Do not accept to participate in the study.
Present a decrease in the level of consciousness.
Present alterations at the cognitive level that suppose a score of less than 20 on the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE).