Erfarenheter av att leva med en förvärvad hjärnskada - en litteraturstudie.

Sammanfattning: Backround: An acquired brain injury is an injury on or in the brain tissue leading to impacts or drop outs on earlier mental, physical and social skills. An injury to the brain tissue occurs mainly through bleedings, trauma, ischemia, or alcohol and drug abuse. When a person suffer from an aquired brain injury, the persons closely associated gets highly emotional involved. The nurse's responsibility to provide support and be there for the brain-damaged person and its affiliates. Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the experiences of people with acquired brain injury and what inclusion and exclusion criteria the chosen articles used. Method: The literature review has used research articled with qualitative and quantitative approach. There are also articles with a combination out of both approaches. The data collection has been made through the nursing database CINAHL. Main Results: An acquired brain injury affects a person from a mental, social and emotional perspective. Cognitive and social difficulties are described affecting everyday life and the social interactions that may occur. By being met with relevant and good strategies to use in everyday life, the people describe that the recovery process was faciliated. They also describe prejudices and negative responses from the public, with a stigmatized approach related to the acquired brain injury. Conclusion: People with acquired brain injury describe their experiences as a cognitive problems affecting daily life through a subjective approach and in the interaction with the public and health professionals. Increased understanding of people with acquired brain injury can advantageously provide medical personnel prerequisites to pursue nursing in an optimal approach.