"The bucket of gold at the end of the rainbow": personal experiences of hope after acquired brain injury

CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that hope can play an important and often essential role in the lives of people with ABI. Factors influencing experiences of hope are organised against a SEM framework, identifying intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional, community, and state and national implications for policy, professional practice and research.Implications for rehabilitationHope plays a critical role in the lives of people following acquired brain injury.Factors which positively influence hope include faith, supportive networks, goals, experiencing progress, and having something to look forward to.Professionals can impact an individual's experience of hope through person-centred and supportive therapeutic relationships.PMID:34813389 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.2005162
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research