title: [The adaptation process of adults who sustained craniocerebral trauma].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The adaptation process of adults who had sustained a traumatic brain injury is not well understood.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This qualitative study explores the adaptation process of adults presenting the sequelae of a traumatic brain injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-three community-dwelling adults with the sequelae of traumatic brain injury participated in an individual interview and answered open-ended questions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The qualitative analysis, inspired by the phenomenological tradition, reports an adaptation process in six stages. The elements which influenced this process as well as the effective coping strategies according to the participant's perception are described. The adaptation process of this clientele is affected primarily by the nature of the cognitive sequelae, as well as the circumstances of the traumatic event.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The realization of significant occupations is one of the key elements of this process, sometimes associated to an important interior transformation from the point of view of personal standards and values.
authors.affiliation: l'Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec, Canada. Claire.Dumont@irdpq.qc.ca
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fougeyrollas
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gervais
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bertrand
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research