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After traumatic brain injury (TBI), individuals can experience changes to quality of life (QOL). Despite understanding the factors that impact QOL after TBI, there is limited patient-oriented research to understand the subjective priorities for QOL after TBI. This study aims to understand the priorities for QOL after TBI using a group consensus building method. The Technique for Research of Information by Animation of a Group of Experts (TRIAGE) method was used to determine priorities for QOL after TBI. In phase one, expert participants were consulted to understand the context of QOL after TBI. In phase two, participants with TBI completed a questionnaire to broadly determine the factors that contributed to their QOL. In phase three, a portion of participants from phase two engaged in focus groups to identify the most relevant priorities. Data was analyzed thematically. In phase four, expert participants were consulted to finalize the priorities. Phase one included three expert participants who outlined the complexity and importance of QOL after TBI. Phase two included 34 participants with TBI who described broad priorities for QOL including social support, employment, and accessible environments. Phase three included 13 participants with TBI who identified seven priorities for QOL: ensuring basic needs are met, participating in everyday life, trusting a circle of care, being seen and accepted, finding meaning in relationships, giving back and advocating, and finding purpose and value. In phase four, four expert participants confirmed the QOL priorities. Findings emphasize the critical need to address priorities for QOL after TBI to ensure improved health outcomes.

After traumatic brain injury (TBI), individuals can experience changes to quality of life (QOL). Despite understanding the factors that impact QOL after TBI, there is limited patient-oriented research to understand the subjective priorities for QOL after TBI. This study aims to understand the priorities for QOL after TBI using a group consensus building method. The Technique for Research of Information by Animation of a Group of Experts (TRIAGE) method was used to determine priorities for QOL after TBI. In phase one, expert participants were consulted to understand the context of QOL after TBI. In phase two, participants with TBI completed a questionnaire to broadly determine the factors that contributed to their QOL. In phase three, a portion of participants from phase two engaged in focus groups to identify the most relevant priorities. Data was analyzed thematically. In phase four, expert participants were consulted to finalize the priorities. Phase one included three expert participants who outlined the complexity and importance of QOL after TBI. Phase two included 34 participants with TBI who described broad priorities for QOL including social support, employment, and accessible environments. Phase three included 13 participants with TBI who identified seven priorities for QOL: ensuring basic needs are met, participating in everyday life, trusting a circle of care, being seen and accepted, finding meaning in relationships, giving back and advocating, and finding purpose and value. In phase four, four expert participants confirmed the QOL priorities.

After traumatic brain injury (TBI), individuals can experience changes to quality of life (QOL). Despite understanding the factors that impact QOL after TBI, there is limited patient-oriented research to understand the subjective priorities for QOL after TBI. This study aims to understand the priorities for QOL after TBI using a group consensus building method. The Technique for Research of Information by Animation of a Group of Experts (TRIAGE) method was used to determine priorities for QOL after TBI. In phase one, expert participants were consulted to understand the context of QOL after TBI. In phase two, participants with TBI completed a questionnaire to broadly determine the factors that contributed to their QOL. In phase three, a portion of participants from phase two engaged in focus groups to identify the most relevant priorities. Data was analyzed thematically. In phase four, expert participants were consulted to finalize the priorities. Phase one included three expert participants who outlined the complexity and importance of QOL after TBI. Phase two included 34 participants with TBI who described broad priorities for QOL including social support, employment, and accessible environments. Phase three included 13 participants with TBI who identified seven priorities for QOL: ensuring basic needs are met, participating in everyday life, trusting a circle of care, being seen and accepted, finding meaning in relationships, giving back and advocating, and finding purpose and value. In phase four, four expert participants confirmed the QOL priorities.

Former Times Colonist columnist Jody Paterson wrote about the plight of various survivors: the young woman who prostitutes herself because she is impaired from making safe judgements and developing appropriate relationships; the aging mother on the verge of homelessness through eviction because her brain-injured son is unable to control his temper and his aggressive towards her, and to friends and neighbours.

Stories of survivors are devastating: the young woman who prostitutes herself because she is impaired from making safe judgments and developing appropriate relationships; the aging mother who is on the verge of homelessness through eviction because her brain-injured son is unable to control his temper and is both verbally and physically aggressive to her, friends and neighbours.

John Simpson, founder of the Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association and a retired case manager, volunteers with people who have sustained a brain injury, including those in prisons. \"On the conservative side, it's estimated that 80 per cent of B.C. prisoners have sustained at least one brain injury in their lifetime,\" he says. \"And 60 per cent plus of those 80 per cent experienced their first period of unconsciousness as a child.\" Survivors of brain injury need access to employment training programs such as those offered through the Cridge Centre for the Family. The centre's new Crews at Work helps survivors find meaningful employment. The program, working with Camosun College and businesses such as Rogers' Chocolates, Thrifty Foods and Carmanah Technologies, has been very successful in helping survivors of brain injury return to work. The companies gain valuable employees and the survivors are given the opportunity to become contributing members in their community. Photo: Times Colonist / Representatives of Cridge Centre for the Family contend that it's more cost-effective to provide brain injury survivors with housing than it is to set up emergency short-term beds. ;