Table 1: Characteristics of included studies (continued) Bibliographic Location Sample ABI Aim/Research Question Method Information Country Characteristics Type of injury Data collection Setting Sample size Time since injury Data analysis Gender ratio Age range Nochi, M. (1997) US n = 4 TBI ‘This study is concerned with the In-depth interviews and self-narratives of people with TBI. participant observation with Community 3 male: 1 female 4 – 12 years The intention is to understand detailed field notes what self-images they have when 24 – 40 years they are aware of their TBI and to Thematic analysis reveal how individuals experience psychological distress in their everyday lives’ (p535) Nochi, M. (1998) US n = 10 TBI (RTA or ‘This study examines varied 2-3 semi-structured interviews injury) experiences of self that people 45mins – 60mins and Community 6 male: 4 female with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) participant observation with 2 – 12 years have in their daily lives’ (p869) detailed field notes 24 – 49 years Inductive thematic analysis using grounded theory method
Table 1: Characteristics of included studies (continued) Bibliographic Information Location Country Setting Sample Characteristics Sample size Gender ratio Age range ABI Type of injury Time since injury Aim/Research Question Method Data collection Data analysis Nochi, M. (1997) US Community n = 4 3 male: 1 female 24 – 40 years TBI 4 – 12 years ‘This study is concerned with the self-narratives of people with TBI. The intention is to understand what self-images they have when they are aware of their TBI and to reveal how individuals experience psychological distress in their everyday lives’ (p535) In-depth interviews and participant observation with detailed field notes Thematic analysis Nochi, M. (1998) US Community n = 10 6 male: 4 female 24 – 49 years TBI (RTA or injury) 2 – 12 years ‘This study examines varied experiences of self that people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have in their daily lives’ (p869) 2-3 semi-structured interviews 45mins – 60mins and participant observation with detailed field notes Inductive thematic analysis using grounded theory method