@misc{10481/84616,
year = {2023},
month = {7},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/84616},
abstract = {Background: Social cognitive deficits are common after traumatic brain injury
(TBI). The participant in this single-case experimental design (SCED) was 7 years
old when he sustained a severe TBI. After 2 years in rehabilitation, he continues to
show deficits in social cognition.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of three interventions, each aimed at
improving a behavior altered by social cognition deficits. These behaviors were:
(1) expression of positive emotions, (2) reacting to changes in plans, and (3)
greeting classmates.
Method: An A-B-A’ design was used for each behavior. In addition, each behavior
was targeted with a rehabilitation program applied over 10 sessions.
Results: For the first behavior, changes between phases B-A’ (NAP = 0.712) and
A-A’ (NAP = 0.864) indicated improvements in the child’s ability to express positive
emotions. In the second behavior, changes in the intensity of reactions between
phases B and A’ (NAP = 0.815) and A vs. A’ (NAP = 0.834) indicated that the child
adapted to changes in a plan and to unexpected situations in a more adaptive
way. For the third behavior, changes in the number of greetings between phases
A and B (NAP = 0.883) and A vs. A’ (NAP = 0.844) suggested that during the third
phase of the study, the participant fully acquired the habit of greeting peers and
increased his interactions with others.
Conclusion: While the participant showed improvements in all three targeted
behaviors, due to the complexity of the third behavior, it is recommended that in
future research, the intervention targeting social interactions should be applied
over a longer timeframe to ensure that improvements are more stable in the long
term.},
organization = {FPU16/03165 grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education},
organization = {University of Cadiz, Spain},
publisher = {Frontiers},
keywords = {Social cognition},
keywords = {Traumatic brain injury},
keywords = {Single-case experimental design},
keywords = {Theory of mind},
keywords = {Intervention studies},
title = {Effectiveness of training in expressing positive emotions, reacting to change and greeting peers after childhood traumatic brain injury: a single-case experimental study},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1195765},
author = {Rivas García, Sandra María and Catena Martínez, Andrés and Caracuel Romero, Alfonso},
}