Approach to Sexuality From Occupational Therapy in People With Acquired Brain Injury in Subacute Stage

NCT ID: NCT03911752

Last Updated: 2019-11-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-25

Study Completion Date

2018-06-11

Brief Summary

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Objectives: To analyse if people with acquired brain injury in sub-acute situation, as well as their relatives, and/or partners, consider relevant the approach to sexuality during their Occupational Therapy intervention.

Methodology: This study presents a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach. Twelve participants were interviewed: eight people with acquired brain injury, two relatives and two partners who agreed to participate. The information has been collected through interviews.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Occupational Therapy Sexuality Acquired Brain Injury

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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People with Acquired Brain Injury

People with Acquired Brain Injury in a subacute stage who go to occupational therapy (N=8).

Semi-structured interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Semi-structured interviews were used to obtain the main data in this study.

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

Intervention Type OTHER

The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was used with the group of people with Acquired Brain Injury to know their occupational priorities.

Partners of people with Acquired Brain Injury

Partners of people with Acquired Brain Injury in a subacute stage who go to occupational therapy (N=2).

Semi-structured interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Semi-structured interviews were used to obtain the main data in this study.

Relatives of people with Acquired Brain Injury

Relatives of people with Acquired Brain Injury in a subacute stage who go to occupational therapy (N=2).

Semi-structured interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Semi-structured interviews were used to obtain the main data in this study.

Interventions

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Semi-structured interviews

Semi-structured interviews were used to obtain the main data in this study.

Intervention Type OTHER

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was used with the group of people with Acquired Brain Injury to know their occupational priorities.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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COPM

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being over 18 years.
* Have a diagnosis framed within the concept of Acquired Brain Injury.
* To be in the sub-acute stage after the Acquired Brain Injury.
* Take Occupational Therapy to the Neurology Service of the Rehabilitation Unit of the Maritime Hospital of Oza (CHUAC) for a minimum of two months.


* Being over 18 years.
* Being partner or relative of a person who has a diagnosis framed within the concept of Acquired Brain Injury.
* Being partner or relative of a person who is in the sub-acute stage after the Acquired Brain Injury.
* Being partner or relative of a person who takes Occupational Therapy to the Neurology Service of the Rehabilitation Unit of the Maritime Hospital of Oza (CHUAC) for a minimum of two months.

Exclusion Criteria

* Do not accept to participate in the study.
* Present a decrease in the level of consciousness.
* Present alterations at the cognitive level that suppose a score of less than 20 on the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE).
* Present disinhibition after acquired brain damage.
* Present sensory aphasia.

Partners and relatives of people with Acquired Brain Injury


* Do not accept to participate in the study.
* Present a decrease in the level of consciousness.
* Present alterations at the cognitive level that suppose a score of less than 20 on the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital A Coruña

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidade da Coruña

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Thais Pousada

PhD Health Science. Occupational Therapist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Thais Pousada García

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

PhD Health Science. Occupational Therapist.

Locations

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Faculty of Health Sciences. University of A Coruña

A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Moreno JA, Arango Lasprilla JC, Gan C, McKerral M. Sexuality after traumatic brain injury: a critical review. NeuroRehabilitation. 2013;32(1):69-85. doi: 10.3233/NRE-130824.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Townsend E, Wilcock AA. Occupational justice and client-centred practice: a dialogue in progress. Can J Occup Ther. 2004 Apr;71(2):75-87. doi: 10.1177/000841740407100203.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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McGrath M, Lynch E. Occupational therapists' perspectives on addressing sexual concerns of older adults in the context of rehabilitation. Disabil Rehabil. 2014;36(8):651-7. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2013.805823. Epub 2013 Jun 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22657159 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Related Links

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http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/sexual_health/sh_definitions/en/

World Health Organization (WHO). Defining sexual health \[Internet\]. WHO. World Health Organization; 2018

http://www.msc.es/organizacion/sns/planCalidadSNS/pdf/equidad/ENSSR.pdf

Ministerio de Sanidad, Política Social e Igualdad. Estrategia Nacional de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva. \[Internet\]. 2011. p. 178.

http://repositorio.uchile.cl/bitstream/handle/2250/151907/24-Aproximacion-a-la-experiencia-de-cuerpo-y-sexualidad.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Jones B. S, Duarte B. T, Astorga U. N, Pardo M, Sepúlveda R. Aproximación a la experiencia de cuerpo y sexualidad de un grupo de mujeres chilenas con discapacidad física congénita. Rev chil ter ocup. 2015;15(1):19-32.

http://sexualidadydiscapacidad.es/wp-content/uploads/Sexualidad-y-Da%C3%B1o-Cerebral-Adquirido_DCA_-Cuadernos-FEDACE_Natalia-Rubio-y-Carlos-de-la-Cruz_2010.pdf

Federación Española de Daño Cerebral. Talleres y Cuadernos FEDACE sobre Daño Cerebral Adquirido. 1.a ed. de la Cruz Martín-Romo C, Rubio Arribas N, editores. Madrid: FEDACE; 2010. 1-170 p.

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Other Identifiers

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2017/587

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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