RT Journal Article
T1 Training on Emotional Intelligence for Caregivers of Patients with Acquired Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
A1 De-Torres, Irene
A1 Bustos, Fernando
A1 Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos
A1 Fernandez-Berrocal, Pablo
K1 Brain injury
K1 Cognitive impairment
K1 Emotional intelligence
AB Cognitive-behavioral alterations can occur after an acquired brain injury (ABI). To develop and evaluate a synchronous online training program on emotional intelligence (EI) for the caregivers of adult patients with cognitive-behavioral impairment due to ABI. Quasi-experimental study. Ten caregivers attended a one-month virtual synchronous course about EI. The emotional status of the caregivers was registered one-month-previous and one-month-post program using comparative measures: The Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Caregiver Burden Interview, the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Emotional Health Survey. After the training course, the favorable changes related to emotional affect measured with the PANAS questionnaire were found; both positive (increase; Mdn = 39.5; effect size -12.79; adjusted variance 95.75) and negative (decrease; Mdn = 14.5; effect size 0.73; adjusted variance 95.50) presented a statistical significance of p  After this training in EI, the caregivers had a more positive mood and improved aspects of their emotional intelligence, such as emotional regulation. More studies need to be conducted.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022-10-28
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21116
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21116
LA en
NO De-Torres I, Bustos F, Arango-Lasprilla JC, Fernández-Berrocal P. Training on Emotional Intelligence for Caregivers of Patients with Acquired Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 28;19(21):14050
DS RISalud
RD Jul 29, 2025