Comparing Approaches to Helping People With Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury Manage Their Health Care

Summary

The goal of this double-masked, randomized control trial is to learn about the potential benefits of two different strategies at helping people with traumatic brain injury who see a brain injury physician be more engaged in their healthcare and feel more confident in managing their health. The main questions it aims to answer are: * When comparing the two strategies, which will result in high participant-reported health empowerment assessed approximately 7 - 21 days of completing the approach? * When comparing the two strategies, which will result in high participant-reported health engagement assessed approximately 7 - 21 days of completing the approach? Participants will: * complete baseline assessments about their health, daily activities, and their attitudes about healthcare and their treatment. These will be done over the phone and/or online survey. * have one virtual session with a health professional to discuss their health and wellness. * 7-21 days after the session with a health professional, participants will complete an online survey about their attitudes about healthcare and their treatment. * Some participants may be invited to complete an additional interview about their study participation around 3 months after their session with the health professional.

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Eligibility

Age range

18+ years