TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Predictors of health-related quality of life and participation after brain injury rehabilitation: The role of neuropsychological factors
JO  - Neuropsychological rehabilitation
A1  - Boosman, Hileen
A1  - Winkens, I.
A1  - van Heugten, C. M.
A1  - Rasquin, S. M. C.
A1  - Heijnen, V. A.
A1  - Visser-Meily, J. M. A.
SP  - 581
EP  - 598
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0960-2011
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2015.1113996
ID  - ref1
ER  -