Traumatic Brain Injury
Conditions
Keywords
Irony comprehension
Brief summary
This study aims at understanding irony comprehension ability of Chinese speaking patients with TBI through a series of self-made stories. Each story contains two characters having a conversation, and one of them would give a figurative (which is, ironic) or literal statement at the end of the story. The participants are asked to figure out its meaning.
Detailed description
The investigator plans to recruit TBI patients and control group whose gender and age accord with them, 15 people in each group. They would be asked to read the materials mentioned above displaying by a computer. It may take 30 minutes per time, and every participants only do once.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALWatching ironic stories
All the participants would be asked to watch a series of self-made stories which are figurative or literal. They have to figure out what is the real meaning of the character's statement. The whole procedure will be done with a computer.
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Above 20 years old * Chinese speaking people * Diagnosed as TBI patients for over 6 months * Having no other neurological and mental related problems * Able to read with or without assistive device like glasses
Exclusion criteria
* Addicted to alcohol or drug morbid and postmorbid * Having any communication disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TBI group gets lower scores | 2 months | We assume that TBI group can't comprehend ironic statement as well as their control group. Therefore, they may get lower score than their normal- health control group. |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactHsin-Tzu Tseng
Outcome results
None listed