Practical utilization of the Japanese edition of the “Self-Regulation Skills Interview” in measuring the self-awareness of patients with higher brain dysfunction

Abstract

Self-awareness is important for successful intervention for higher brain dysfunction. This study utilized the Japanese edition of the “Self-Regulation Skills Interview (SRSI)” to support the social rehabilitation of patients with higher brain dysfunction. From the results of the SRSI, we determined the degree of self-awareness and developed intervention guidelines. Each strategy can be established and contribute to the social rehabilitation if the effective compensation means based on the degree of self-awareness of the patients matches the compensation means that is actually used. We suggest that the SRSI Japanese edition may assist in evaluating the degree of self-awareness and its changes and composing a proper intervention guideline for supporting patients with higher brain dysfunction.