Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J77071

Journal:


Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 32, 5, 354-365

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Abstract:

Study evaluated the efficacy of a Web-based group intervention (Online EmReg) to improve emotion regulation (ER) in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Well-developed ER skills enable individuals to modify their emotional and behavioral responses at will and according to goal objectives and situational demands. Ninety-one individuals with TBI and deficits in ER received 24 one-hour sessions of training in ER skills delivered by group videoconference twice a week over 12 weeks. Participants learned specific EmReg strategies26 and practiced them in session with the guidance of the therapist and feedback from the group. The primary outcome measure was the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), a 36-item self-report questionnaire assessing a range of ER skills. Secondary outcome measures included the Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Problem Solving Inventory (PSI), Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised: Short Form (SPSI-R:S), and Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX). Primary and secondary measures were administered at baseline, at the end of treatment, and at the 12-week follow-up. Repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant changes with large effect sizes for the DERS at the 12-week follow-up assessment. Significant and moderate changes were found on the SWLS, DEX, PSI, and subscales of the PANAS and SPSI-R:S. Online EmReg appears to be a promising method of delivering a group intervention to improve ER following TBI.

Author(s):


Tsaousides, Theodore, Spielman, Lisa, Kajankova, Maria, Guetta, Gabrielle, Gordon, Wayne, Dams-O'Connor, Kristen

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