{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: 'A new sense of my former self' - transforming the self through vocational rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury.
{Author}: Kold P;Peoples H;Kristensen HK;Maersk JL;
{Journal}: Scand J Occup Ther
{Volume}: 0
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Jul 27
{Factor}: 2.077
{DOI}: 10.1080/11038128.2024.2384401
{Abstract}: <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.