What is a meaningful life for persons with acquired neurological impairments? A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This scoping review explores the constitution of a meaningful life as perceived by adults with acquired neurological impairment following an injury or a disease.

Introduction

A neurological injury or disease imposes extensive life changes on the affected person and his or her close relatives. Including the patients' perception of a meaningful life is crucial to facilitate adjustment of any rehabilitation initiatives to the patients' wishes, hopes, needs, and preferences. Even so, the descriptions and common traits of a meaningful life from the impaired person's perspective are scarcely covered in the literature. Hence, a scoping review of existing knowledge is needed to facilitate quality rehabilitation and research initiatives.

Inclusion criteria

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SUBMITTER: Steensgaard R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202831 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature