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Enhancing Leisure Experiences Post Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Hélène Carbonneau*
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. [email protected]
Éric Martineau
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada.
Melanie Andre
Affiliation:
Kunin-Lunenfield Applied Research Unit, Toronto, Canada.
Deirdre Dawson
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada; Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada; Kunin-Lunenfield Applied Research Unit, Toronto, Canada.
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*Address for correspondence: Dr Hélène Carbonneau, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 3351, boul. des Forges, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières (QC) G9A 5H7, Canada.
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Abstract

Up to 90% of people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) report dissatisfaction with the status of their leisure participation and/or social integration. Yet, there are virtually no studies that have investigated the benefits of interventions that target leisure specifically for this population. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Leisure Education Program (Carbonneau, Fontaine, & Lussier, 2006) designed to assist people with stroke to engage in meaningful leisure activities, build leisure self-efficacy and promote general wellbeing would have similar benefits for survivors of TBI. We recruited three community-dwelling survivors of TBI to participate in a 10-week leisure program. All three participants reported some benefit in leisure satisfaction and self-efficacy. This extended to improvements in general wellbeing and health-related quality of life for two of the three. These findings suggest that further investigations into the benefits of leisure education for adults with TBI should be conducted.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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