Systematic Review of Discourse and Social Communication Interventions in Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study reviewed the current state of discourse and social communication interventions in traumatic brain injury (TBI) to provide clinically focused guidance about treatment efficacy, treatment approaches by TBI severity, treatment components, and treatment outcome measures.

Method

Searches were conducted in five electronic databases and reference lists of topical articles for discourse or social communication interventions in TBI published between 2012 and 2021. Search terms reflected three concepts: TBI, treatment, and cognitive-communication. Studies were evaluated for methodological quality using rating scales specific to study design.

Results

Seven hundred sixty-seven records were identified, culminating in 21 studies for qualitative synthesis. All app

SUBMITTER: Le K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307254 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature