Improving Well-Being After TBI Through Structured Volunteer Activity

Craig Hospital74 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this project is to determine if participating in volunteer activity improves the psychological well-being of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury

Interventions

HOPE - Helping Others through Purpose and EngagementBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Has sustained a documented TBI that required inpatient rehabilitation; * is at least one year post TBI; * is age 18 or older; * is able to commit to completing the entire three month volunteer placement; * is English or Spanish speaking; * receives written medical release from a physician to participate in this intervention; * is rated a level 1-2 on the Supervision Rating Scale (functionally independent during the day); * provides informed consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Is employed or engaged in regularly scheduled volunteer work outside of the intervention; * obtains a score of 25 or above on the SWLS, which is 0.5 SD above the TBIMS NDB mean; * unable to travel to assessments and placement; even with study transportation assistance; * has been convicted of a felony, which would prohibit volunteer placement; * unable to communicate effectively to complete standardized assessments; * has cognitive impairment that precludes completion of baseline testing;

Locations (1)

Craig Hospital

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline on Satisfaction with Life Scale(SWLS)at post-intervention and follow up points.

A five-item, self-rated scale of global life satisfaction. Items are rated on 1-7 point Likert scale.

Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention, 3 mos f/u, 6 mos f/u

Secondary Outcomes

Change from baseline on Flourishing Scale at post-intervention, and at follow-up points.

An 8-item self-rated scale of perceived success in areas such as social relationships, self-esteem, and purpose in life. Items are rated on 1-7 point Likert scale.

Time frame: Baseline, post-intervetion, 3mos f/u, 6mos f/u

Change from baseline on Brief Symptom Inventory-18(BSI-18)at post-intervention and at follow-up points.

An 18-item, self-rated measure of psychological distress. Items are rated on 0-4 Likert scale.

Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention, 3mos f/u, 6mos f/u

Change from baseline on Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE)at post intervention and at follow-up points.

A 12-item, self-rated scale that evaluates positive and negative emotions. It produces a score of positive and negative feelings that can be combined to create a balance score.

Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention, 3mos f/u, 6mos f/u

Change from baseline on Purpose in Life subscale of RyffScale of Psychological Well-Being at post-intervention and at follow-up points.

Consists of nine, self-rated items regarding individual goals, sense of direction, and meaning. This subscale was selected because volunteering has been shown to have a positive relationship with a sense of purpose in life.

Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention, 3mos f/u, 6mos f/u

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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