Citation

Narad ME, Bedell GM, King JA, Johnson J, Turkstra LS, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Wade SL. Dev. Neurorehabil. 2018; 21(7): 439-448.

Affiliation

Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation , Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center , Cincinnati , OH , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17518423.2017.1354092

PMID

28762859

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Adolescents with brain injury (BI) often experience impairment in participation, which is an important predictor of outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: Describe the Social Participation and Navigation (SPAN) program, and report participant feedback and preliminary outcomes.

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.

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.

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Pediatric traumatic brain injury; peer coaching; social participation