An educational intervention to promote a culture of gender equity among persons with traumatic brain injury and caregivers: A pilot study.
Sara Hanafy, Enrico Quilico, Halina Lin Haag and 5 others
PMID 37180573WHAT IT FOUND
A lecture-based session improved knowledge and skills in people with TBI, but an interactive version did not.
The control group also showed gains, so the specific effect of the education remains unclear in this small pilot.
Key findings
01The passive lecture group achieved high normalized gains in knowledge and skill, while the interactive active group did not.
02The control group, which received no intervention, also showed gains in knowledge and attitude, suggesting factors other than the session may have influenced results.
03Participants described struggling with the pressure to return to pre-injury gender roles and feeling misunderstood by clinicians due to gender stereotypes.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for PTsWhat it means for OTsWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
The study was very small (16 participants) and underpowered, meaning results should be treated as preliminary. The control group showed gains without any intervention, making it difficult to attribute improvements in the treatment groups solely to the education. Three participants in the intervention groups did not attend the sessions but were still included in the analysis. The groups were not equivalent at baseline, particularly regarding age, with the control group being significantly older than the intervention groups. Injury severity was not confirmed via clinical records for most participants.
Declared interests
The study was funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and other government grants. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, or manuscript preparation.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume the educational intervention caused the observed gains. The control group, which received no training, also showed improvements in knowledge and attitude, and the study was too small to rule out chance or other factors like maturation or testing effects.