Characteristics of Included Studies on Cognitive-Communication Disorder After Brain Injury

A dataset compiling metadata from 13 qualitative studies exploring the lived experience of cognitive-communication disorder (CCD) after acquired brain injury. The synthesis includes data from 103 people with ABI and 66 familiar communication partners. The dataset was created by Nicholas Behn and last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Analyzing themes of social isolation and identity change based on qualitative findings from people with ABI.
• Studying the impact on communication partners based on themes of emotional toll and relationship changes.
• Comparing methodological approaches across studies based on reported methodologies like interviews and focus groups.
• Informing patient-centered intervention design based on the identified needs for partner education and support.

Strengths

• Includes data from 13 distinct studies, providing a multi-study synthesis.
• Encompasses perspectives from 103 people with ABI and 66 communication partners.
• Studies were critically appraised using the CASP checklist and GRADE-CERQual tool.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (17.5 KB), indicating limited scope and likely summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

Systematic literature search across eight databases (CINAHL Ultimate, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Medline, EMBASE, AMED, Scopus, PubMed).

Collection Method

Qualitative evidence synthesis using thematic analysis on included studies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 17:27:35