| dc.description.abstract | TBI patients with decreased consciousness will experience decreased sensory and stimulus perception as a
result of prolonged hospitalization, immobilization, and social isolation. Therefore, sensory stimulation is
needed to increase patient awareness. This study aimed to determine the effects of family-centered auditory
and tactile sensory stimulation in patients with TBI. A case study was used to describe the intervention in this
study. The study sample was an adult patients with TBI admitted to the intensive care unit. The trained family
members provided auditory and tactile sensory stimulation once daily for 1 week. Two instruments were used
for data collection, the “Glasgow Coma Scale” and the “Fall Outline of Unresponsiveness Score” to assess the
patient’s level of consciousness (LOC). The results showed that implementing organized auditory and tactile
sensory stimulation by trained family members was increased the average GCS and FOUR score. Patients in
this study showed an increase in LOC with a GCS score of 8-14 and FOUR score of 9-14 on 7 days of
intervention. Thus, auditory and tactile sensory stimulation by trained family members enhanced the
consciousness of patients with trauma-induced brain injury. This method is recommended for patients with
traumatic brain injury. | en_US |
