Development of the Intervention
brain injury
The findings from the literature review described above were the starting point of the development process, which is shown in Adapting acceptance and commitment therapy for patients with acquired brain injury.- Individual- Structure and repetition- Concrete material- Summaries of the sessions (visual and auditory)- Weekly sessions at the start, then more spread out- One concrete and relevant metaphor to explain multiple core components- Visualisation of metaphors- Value based behaviour is followed up in every session- Short mindfulness exercises- 60-min sessions instead of 90 min- Decreased content of the sessions- Simplification of metaphors- Adding ‘translations- Simplified the session on self-as-context- Flexible order of the sessions
This version was tested in a single case experimental design study on four patients with acquired brain injury.