%0 Journal Article
%T 'A new sense of my former self' - transforming the self through vocational rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury.
%A Kold P
%A Peoples H
%A Kristensen HK
%A Maersk JL
%J Scand J Occup Ther
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2024 Jul 27
%M 39066739
%F 2.077
%R 10.1080/11038128.2024.2384401
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Acquired Brain injury (ABI) causes ripples throughout the occupational and social fabric. It enters people's lives at a significant personal cost, encroaching on people's sense of self. Vocational rehabilitation is a viable venue to regain control of their life and support them in forming a new sense of self. From an occupational perspective, little is known about how vocational rehabilitation can support people through transforming their sense of self.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This study aims to explore how vocational rehabilitation may influence the relationship between sense of self and occupational engagement for persons with ABI. Material and Methods: Six persons with ABI were purposely sampled. Data were collected using semi-structured individual interviews and analysed using a hermeneutic approach.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The analysis resulted in three themes: a new sense of my former self, engaging in occupations as transformation, and the significance of support.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Participating in vocational rehabilitation can enable persons with ABI to form a new sense of self. Engaging in occupations and professional support is significant in the transformation process.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>From an occupational perspective, the knowledge gained in this study stresses the essential role occupational engagement and proper targeted support have for people struggling to return to work after ABI.