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Effectiveness of Coma Stimulation Therapy on Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in a Government Hospital Setup –A Feasibility Study


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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity, mortality and disability in India (Gururaj, 2002). With this background Arumugam et, al (2013) carried out a research by structured multimodal coma stimulation therapy is reported to be beneficial for these patients. In the current study the effect of multimodal sensory stimulation was evaluated using JFK Coma Recovery Scale- Revised (2004) and GCS in patients with TBI through pre and post-test experimental research design. This study was an attempt to bring the effectiveness nursing interventions for the patients with TBI in a hospital setup and brought good outcome. The current study carried out two follow-ups and the post test score revealed there was significant improvement in the scores of GCS and CRS. Hence the current study infers that nursing intervention also plays a role in the person with TBI in a hospital setup.

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Coma Stimulation Therapy, Nursing Intervention, Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Authors

K. Deiva
Clinical Instructor, college of nursing, National Institute Of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Instituteof National Importance (INI), Hosur Road, Bangalore – 560029.Karnataka, India
S. Vijayalakshmi
Clinical Instructor, college of nursing, National Institute Of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Instituteof National Importance (INI), Hosur Road, Bangalore – 560029.Karnataka, India
T. Suseela
Clinical Instructor, college of nursing, National Institute Of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Instituteof National Importance (INI), Hosur Road, Bangalore – 560029.Karnataka, India

Abstract


Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity, mortality and disability in India (Gururaj, 2002). With this background Arumugam et, al (2013) carried out a research by structured multimodal coma stimulation therapy is reported to be beneficial for these patients. In the current study the effect of multimodal sensory stimulation was evaluated using JFK Coma Recovery Scale- Revised (2004) and GCS in patients with TBI through pre and post-test experimental research design. This study was an attempt to bring the effectiveness nursing interventions for the patients with TBI in a hospital setup and brought good outcome. The current study carried out two follow-ups and the post test score revealed there was significant improvement in the scores of GCS and CRS. Hence the current study infers that nursing intervention also plays a role in the person with TBI in a hospital setup.

Keywords


Coma Stimulation Therapy, Nursing Intervention, Traumatic Brain Injury.

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