@article{ref1,
title="Social Participation and Navigation (SPAN): description and usability of app-based coaching intervention for adolescents with TBI",
journal="Developmental neurorehabilitation",
year="2018",
author="Narad, Megan E. and Bedell, Gary M. and King, Jessica A. and Johnson, Jeremy and Turkstra, Lyn S. and Haarbauer-Krupa, Julie and Wade, Shari L.",
volume="21",
number="7",
pages="439-448",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Adolescents with brain injury (BI) often experience impairment in participation, which is an important predictor of outcomes. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: Describe the Social Participation and Navigation (SPAN) program, and report participant feedback and preliminary outcomes. <br><br>METHOD: Four adolescents and four coaches participated. SPAN included a mobile app, online didactic information, and peer coaching. Adolescents met weekly with coaches via video-conference, developed participation goals, and plans to achieve goals. Social and behavioral functioning before and after was assessed, and feedback about SPAN was collected. <br><br>RESULTS: SPAN was well received. Participants used the app to define and achieve goals. Medium to large effect sizes were found on adolescent self-reported measures, with negligible effects on parent-report measures. Positive and critical feedback is described. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the usability of SPAN, which has the potential to improve social participation of adolescents with a history of TBI through an innovative use of technology and peer coaching.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1751-8423",
doi="10.1080/17518423.2017.1354092",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2017.1354092"
}