Villalobos Tornero, María DoloresBilbao, ÁlvaroLópez-Muñoz, FranciscoPacios García, Javier2024-01-092024-01-092019Villalobos D, Bilbao Á, López-Muñoz F, Pacios J. Improving Self-awareness After Acquired Brain Injury Leads to Enhancements in Patients’ Daily Living Functionality. Brain Impairment. 2019;20(3):268-275. doi:10.1017/BrImp.2019.101443-964610.1017/BrImp.2019.10https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91950Objective: To explore whether the improvement in self-awareness induced by a structured intervention programme in patients suffering a brain injury is associated with an enhancement in their functional outcomes. Method: This study uses a pre- and post-test control group design with a sample of 56 patients with acquired brain injury randomly assigned to an experimental and a control group. Pre- and post-intervention measurements were self-awareness (using a previously developed scale) and functional outcome (using the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale). Results: Patients who received the intervention programme showed a greater improvement in their self-awareness level and functional outcome than patients in the control group. Additionally, the correlation analyses between improvements at both measures showed a relation between improvement in self-awareness and improvement in functional outcome, especially when the pre-treatment self-awareness level was considered. Conclusions: Implementing an intervention programme in self-awareness, in the context of a global rehabilitation process of patients with acquired brain injury, is useful for improving their self-awareness level and the functionality in their daily activities.engjournal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1017/BrImp.2019.10restricted accessAwareness of deficitBrain damageNeuropsychologyRehabilitationTreatment outcomeActivities of daily livingCiencias Sociales61 Psicología