Who benefits? Outcome following a coping skills group intervention for traumatically brain injured individuals.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the variables associated with positive psychological outcome following a group intervention for 33 individuals with traumatic brain injury.


METHODS
Evaluation study which used multiple regression analysis to examine the variables associated with change in psychological adjustment following a 10-session cognitive behaviour therapy-based group.


METHODS
The predictor variables were age at injury, time since injury, injury severity, self-awareness, pre-morbid intellectual function, memory function, executive function and level of depression and anxiety prior to intervention.


RESULTS
The predictor variables contributed a significant proportion of the variance in percentage change in depression. The major finding was that better outcomes following intervention were associated with greater self-awareness of injury-related deficits.


CONCLUSIONS
The present study identified a number of variables that were associated with improvement in depression following psychological intervention and may assist future treatment resources to be directed most effectively.
Anson
Katie
K
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. katie.anson@gmail.com
Ponsford
Jennie
J
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012649:Self Concept; D016896:Treatment Outcome