Central Denmark Region (Den Sundhedsvidenskabelige Forskningsfond) supports a new research project at the Silkeborg Regional Hospital with almost half a million kroner.

The project "Involvement of relatives of patients with severely acquired brain injury", will investigate how relatives' experiences and life stories can be used in treatment and rehabilitation of patients who have suffered a severe brain injury and have limited and unclear consciousness. By identifying how these narratives and lifestories shared by relatives may influence the assessment of consciousness the project seeks to support and improve the treatment of a vulnerable group of patients who are characterized by not being able to speak for themselves.

The project is part of the Borderlands of Living Lab’s research program. It will be conducted by Hanne Bess Boelsbjerg, who is a current postdoc in Borderlands Lab and trained in religious studies with a PhD from Public Health.

Like the other activities in Borderland of Living Lab, this is an interdisciplinary research study drawing on different approaches within medical humanities and brining these to interact with discussions in cognitive science and health sciences more generally. 

The project is based on the Elective Surgery Centre at Silkeborg Regional Hospital and affiliated with Interacting Minds Center, Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University.

Contact:

Hanne Bess Boelsbjerg, Postdoc
Department of Clinical Medicine - Interacting Minds Centre

Mette Terp Høybye, Associate Professor, PI-Borderlands of Living    
Department of Clinical Medicine - Interacting Minds Centre
Silkeborg Regional Hospital