Title

Effect of receptive provocation as a therapeutic approach for cognitive and consciousness improvement among traumatic brain injury patients in India

Authors

Sudha Devadoss¹, Theranirajan Ethiraj², Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran^3,*, Anandhi Duraikannu⁴, Shabana Nisarahamed¹, Deepika Ramalingam¹ & Sundari Mani¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Pediatrics, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ³Department of Pediatrics Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁴Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sudha Devadoss - E - mail: sudhakarthik0909@gmail.com
Theranirajan Ethiraj - E - mail: deanmmc@tn.gov.in
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E - mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Anandhi Duraikannu - E - mail: danandhi01@gmail.com
Shabana Nisarahamed - E - mail: shabu1002@gmail.com
Deepika Ramalingam - E - mail: deepikalingam92@gmail.com
Sundari Mani - E - mail: s.sundari915@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global health concern, often resulting in cognitive deficits and altered states of consciousness. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Receptive Provocation (RP) therapy in improving mental function and consciousness levels among TBI patients. 70 patients were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, with the experimental group undergoing RP therapy for 20–25 minutes daily over seven days, while the control group received routine care. Post-test assessments on day 8 revealed significant improvements in the experimental group’s cognitive function and consciousness levels (p=0.001), whereas no significant changes were observed in the control group. These findings suggest that RP therapy is an effective intervention for enhancing cognitive and consciousness outcomes in TBI patients.

Keywords

Traumatic brain injury, cognitive function, level of consciousness, receptive provocation therapy, multisensory stimulation

Citation

Devadoss et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 1979-1983 (2024)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.