Researchers have explored the factors associated with impairment of self-awareness after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke.
The researchers measured self-awareness in 110 TBI survivors and 39 stroke survivors, and examined the relationship between this and other variables such as demographics and clinical features.
In TBI survivors, longer post-traumatic amnesia (PTA), lower functional cognition/communication, and behaviours of concern (BoC) were significantly associated with higher self-awareness impairment.
In stroke survivors, lower functional cognition/communication and motor scores were associated with higher self-awareness impairment.
The researchers concluded that different factors were associated with impaired self-awareness among TBI and stroke survivors.
Reference: Sansonetti, D., Fleming, J., Patterson, F., De Lacy, L., & Lannin, N.A. (2024). Factors associated with self-awareness impairment in an inpatient brain injury rehabilitation cohort. Brain Injury, 38(9).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2024.2344096
Open Access link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02699052.2024.2344096#abstract