Informational Practices of Postacute Brain Injury Patients During Personal Recovery: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of brain injury, structural damage, or the physiological disruption of brain function last far beyond initial clinical treatment. Self-tracking and management technologies have the potential to help individuals experiencing brain injury in their personal recovery-helping them to function at their best despite ongoing symptoms of illness. However, current self-tracking technologies may be unsuited for measuring the interconnected, nonlinear ways in which brain injury manifests.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate (1) the current informational practices and sensemaking processes used by postacute brain injury patients during personal recovery and (2) the potential role of quality-of-life instruments in improving patient awareness of brain injury re

SUBMITTER: Masterson Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7434071 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature