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

Completed

Conditions: Acquired Brain Injury
Occupational Therapy
Sexuality

Interventions: Other: Semi-structured interviews
Other: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

Registration Number: NCT03911752

Lead Sponsor: Universidade da Coruña

Brief Summary: 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.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 12

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).

Study & Design

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
People with Acquired Brain Injury	Semi-structured interviews	People with Acquired Brain Injury in a subacute stage who go to occupational therapy (N=8).
Relatives of people with Acquired Brain Injury	Semi-structured interviews	Relatives of people with Acquired Brain Injury in a subacute stage who go to occupational therapy (N=2).
Partners of people with Acquired Brain Injury	Semi-structured interviews	Partners of people with Acquired Brain Injury in a subacute stage who go to occupational therapy (N=2).
People with Acquired Brain Injury	Canadian Occupational Performance Measure	People with Acquired Brain Injury in a subacute stage who go to occupational therapy (N=8).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants That Identified Having Occupational Priorities	2 months	The semi-structured interview Canadian Measure of Occupational Performance (CMOP) was used. The COPM measures performance and satisfaction in self-care, productivity and leisure from the client's perspective Areas of everyday living explored during the interview include self-care, productivity or leisure and the occupational performance problems experienced in everyday living are identified. In step two, the client is asked to rate the importance of each of the occupations to his/her life using a 10-point rating scale. In the third step, the client chooses up to five of the most important problems identified in step two. In step four, the client is asked to use a 10 point scale to rate their own level of performance and satisfaction with performance for each of the five problems. These typically range between 1 and 10, where 1 indicates poor performance and low satisfaction, respectively, while 10 indicates very good performance and high satisfaction.
Number of Participants With Problems in Performance in His/Her Daily Life	2 months	The semi-structured interview Canadian Measure of Occupational Performance (CMOP) was used. The client chooses up to five of the most important problems identified in his/her daily life, and he/she is asked to use a 10 point scale to rate their own level of performance. These typically range between 1 and 10, where 1 indicates poor performance while 10 indicates very good performance.
Number of Participants Who Felt The Approach to Sexuality During Occupational Therapy is Relevant	2 months	12 semi-structured interviews Qualitative data analysis - Theoretical concept saturation and thematic analyses.
Number of Participants Who Are Satisfied With Performance in Areas of Everyday Living.	2 months	The semi-structured interview Canadian Measure of Occupational Performance (CMOP) was used. The client is asked to use a 10 point scale to rate their own satisfaction during the performance of activities of daily life. Satisfaction refers to the self-perception of the results derived from doing any activity of daily life. These typically range between 1 and 10, where 1 indicates low satisfaction, respectively, while 10 indicates high satisfaction.