Min-Hui Liu, Chao-Hung Wang, Yu-Yen Huang, Wen-Jin Cherng, Kai-Wei Katherine Wang
A correlational study of illness knowledge, self-care behaviors, and quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure
The journal of nursing research : JNR
traumatic brain injury tbi negatively impacts social communication part due social cognitive difficulties may include reduced mental state term mst use discourse genres social cognitive difficulties negatively impact relationships employment meaningful everyday activities assessing treating difficulties posttbi crucial address knowledge gaps present study examined mst use narrative retells adults without severe tbi compare betweengroup performance evaluate changes first two years posttbi investigate impact participant injuryrelated variables total number msts ratio msts total utterances diversity msts identified cinderella narratives 57 participants brain injury 57 tbi 3 6 9 12 24months posttbi reduced mst use participants tbi found 3 6 9 12months posttbi reductions disappeared story length total utterances accounted mst diversity differ groups similarly although total number msts increased time posttbi changes observed ratio msts total utterances mst diversity time injury severity posttraumatic amnesia duration years education verbal reasoning abilities related mst use overall although individuals used fewer msts complex story retells across first year following severe tbi reduction reflected impoverished story content rather use lower ratio msts key prognostic factors related mst use included injury severity educational attainment verbal reasoning ability findings important implications social communication assessment treatment targeting social cognition posttbi