International Journal of Neurorehabilitation

Transitional Rehabilitation Unit (TRU) Ltd, Haydock, United Kingdom

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Behavioural Assessment of Self-Structuring (BASS): A Factor Analysis in a Post-Acute Brain Injury Rehabilitation Programme
  Author(s): Laura Whitaker*, Victoria Campbell, Miguel Montenegro and Howard F Jackson
  
  Research has indicated structure and a client’s ability to self-structure is integral to post-acute brain injury rehabilitation. Self-structuring has previously been theorised to include components referred to as Anchors, Scaffolding, and Strategies. A reliable and validated measure of self-structuring – The Behavioural Assessment of SelfStructuring (BASS) – was used in the current study aimed to identify possible sub-groups of the scale and further explore construct validity. 197 consecutive admissions to the Transitional Rehabilitation Units (TRU) were assessed using the BASS and the results were subjected to a varimax rotation factor analysis. Four factors were revealed, all of which could be related to the theoretical model of self-structuring including Systems (Scaffolding), Routines (Anchors), Awareness and Self-Regulation (both emerging as two sub-.. Read More»
  

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