Awareness of activity limitations, goal setting and rehabilitation outcome in patients with brain injuries

• DOI: 10.1080/02699050310001645793
• Publication Date: 2004-04-30T04:15:09Z
• Authors: Sonja Fischer; Siegfried Gauggel; Lance E. Trexler
• Keywords: Acquired brain injury; Neurological Rehabilitation; Neurorehabilitation

Primary objective: To examine the relationship between self-awareness, goal setting ability (i.e. to set realistic goals) and performance/outcome in a cognitive task for rehabilitation.Research design: Regression analyses were conducted compare predictive power of self-awareness demographic/neuropsychological variables on performance/outcome.Methods procedures: Self-awareness 63 patients with brain injuries was measured by direct clinicians' rating difference patient staff ratings questionnaire.Results: The awareness measures predicted 32% variance rehabilitation context but only 4% task. Similarly, 33% outcome 5% performance task.Conclusions: seems be related long-term process less short-term experimental tasks.