@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of health-related quality of life and participation after brain injury rehabilitation: The role of neuropsychological factors",
journal="Neuropsychological rehabilitation",
year="2015",
author="Boosman, Hileen and Winkens, I. and van Heugten, C. M. and Rasquin, S. M. C. and Heijnen, V. A. and Visser-Meily, J. M. A.",
volume="27",
number="4",
pages="581-598",
abstract="The aims of this longitudinal study were: (1) to assess associations between neuropsychological factors and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and participation three months after discharge from inpatient acquired brain injury (ABI) rehabilitation; and (2) to determine the best neuropsychological predictor of HRQoL and participation after controlling for demographic and injury-related factors. Patients with ABI (n = 100) were assessed within approximately two weeks of enrolment in inpatient rehabilitation. Predictor variables included demographic and injury-related characteristics and the following neuropsychological factors: active and passive coping, attention, executive functioning, verbal memory, learning potential, depressive symptoms, motivation, extraversion, neuroticism and self-awareness. Bivariate analyses revealed that passive coping, executive functioning, depressive symptoms, extraversion, and neuroticism were significantly associated with HRQoL and/or participation. Neuropsychological factors significantly explained additional variance in HRQoL (18.1-21.6%) and participation (6.9-20.3%) after controlling for demographic and injury-related factors. However, a higher tendency towards passive coping was the only significant neuropsychological predictor (β = -0.305 to -0.464) of lower HRQoL and participation. This study shows that neuropsychological functioning, and in particular passive coping, plays a role in predicting HRQoL and participation after inpatient ABI rehabilitation and emphasises the importance of addressing patients' coping styles in an early phase of ABI rehabilitation.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0960-2011",
doi="10.1080/09602011.2015.1113996",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2015.1113996"
}