Paper Info
Title
The Social Lives of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury.
Abstract
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can affect all aspects of an individual's life, including physical ability, communication, and mental health, and present chronic health conditions that persist throughout the lifespan. Although prior work documents a decrease in social interaction following brain injury, little is known about how individuals with TBI engage in social behavior during their recovery, how others in their lives participate, and how these interactions occur in both online and offline contexts. We examine these issues through an interview study involving individuals with TBI, as well as caregivers and social contacts of individuals with TBI. Our analysis identifies the concept of social re-emergence, a non-linear process of developing a new social identity that involves withdrawing from social life, developing goals for social participation, disclosing health information for social support and acceptance, and attaining social independence.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1145/3025453.3025784
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
Traumatic brain injury, social interaction, recovery
Social relation,Developmental psychology,Social identity theory,Computer science,Social stress,Human–computer interaction,Online and offline,Mental health,Social engagement,Social support,Traumatic brain injury
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.36
26
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jessica L. Feuston1223.91
Charlotte G. Marshall-Fricker220.36
Anne Marie Piper358647.70