Perspectives of choice and control in daily life for people following brain injury: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Acquired brain injury (ABI) can result in considerable life changes. Having choice and control over daily life is valued by people following ABI. This meta-synthesis will analyse and integrate international research exploring perspectives of choice and control in daily life following ABI.

Methods

Databases were searched from 1980 to 13 January 2022 for eligible qualitative studies. After duplicates were removed, 22,768 studies were screened by title and abstract, and 241 studies received full-text assessment with 56 studies included after pearling. Study characteristics and findings were extracted that related to personal perspectives on choice and control by people with an ABI (including author interpretation and quotes). Data from each study were c

SUBMITTER: Murray CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9700193 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature