Self-regulatory learning and generalization for people with brain injury.
OBJECTIVE
brain injury can result in the loss of previous learnt behaviours that affect an individual's daily functioning. The use of self-regulation helps the individual to relearn the lost behaviours by bringing him/her to self-conscious level through independent and reflective learning derived using a social cognitive perspective. The purpose of this paper is to report on clinical observations made with the use of self-regulation in people with brain injury during the relearning of lost functions.


METHODS
daily tasks were used to assess the relearning ability of the subjects pre- and post-programme.


METHODS
one-week self-regulatory training on five selected daily tasks.


RESULTS
these provisory observations would suggest that, with specific guidance for people with different needs, such as with impaired cognitive function and depression, self-regulation is effective in enhancing their relearning.


CONCLUSIONS
Self-regulatory training is effective in enhancing the relearning of lost functions.
Liu
K P Y
KP
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. rskliu@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Chan
C C H
CC
Lee
T M C
TM
Li
L S W
LS
Hui-Chan
C W Y
CW
D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D012648:Self Care