Comment from the winner of ‘My thesis in 180 seconds’ – ‘I’m happy, considering what I’ve been through’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of quality of life after acute brain injury
Abstract
The "My Thesis in 180 seconds'' competition is a public speaking contest organized by the Youth Committee of the French Society of Anesthesia and Resuscitation (SFAR) during its annual conference. Judged on the criteria of oral presentation and originality, Marie Dakeng is the winner of the 2025 competition. Her work, presented below, illustrates the qualities that led to this distinction. Patients admitted to neuro-intensive care were followed up in outpatient consultations two years after their initial treatment. Two groups of patients were distinguished: those who were subject to a withdrawal decision and those without a withdrawal decision. Quality of life was assessed using quantitative scales and a qualitative analysis, interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA), which allows for the capture of a patient's subjective experience. Nine patients were included, four of whom had a withdrawal. A discrepancy emerged between quality of life assessed quantitatively and via IPA. Some patients reported a satisfactory quality of life despite low scores, and vice versa. These results suggest that standard quality-of-life assessment alone does not reflect long-term perceived quality of life. Finally, the study highlighted the crucial role of family members for patients following a stay in the intensive care unit. Assessing quality of life following an ABI is complex, subjective, and influenced by numerous factors. The use of IPA allows for a personalized and in-depth analysis of lived experiences, which helping to better characterize patients' quality of life long after the injury.
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BibTeX
@article{dupont2026comment,
title = {{Comment from the winner of ‘My thesis in 180 seconds’ – ‘I’m happy, considering what I’ve been through’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of quality of life after acute brain injury}},
author = {Julie Dupont and Abdushahid Izzaoui and Nicolas Boulet and Domitille Renard and Laurent Renard Triché},
journal = {Anesthésie \& Réanimation},
year = {2026},
month = jun,
doi = {10.1016/j.anrea.2026.04.003},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05797009v1},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Comment from the winner of ‘My thesis in 180 seconds’ – ‘I’m happy, considering what I’ve been through’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of quality of life after acute brain injury
AU - Julie Dupont
AU - Abdushahid Izzaoui
AU - Nicolas Boulet
AU - Domitille Renard
AU - Laurent Renard Triché
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/06/04
JO - Anesthésie & Réanimation
DO - 10.1016/j.anrea.2026.04.003
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05797009v1
AB - The "My Thesis in 180 seconds'' competition is a public speaking contest organized by the Youth Committee of the French Society of Anesthesia and Resuscitation (SFAR) during its annual conference. Judged on the criteria of oral presentation and originality, Marie Dakeng is the winner of the 2025 competition. Her work, presented below, illustrates the qualities that led to this distinction. Patients admitted to neuro-intensive care were followed up in outpatient consultations two years after their initial treatment. Two groups of patients were distinguished: those who were subject to a withdrawal decision and those without a withdrawal decision. Quality of life was assessed using quantitative scales and a qualitative analysis, interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA), which allows for the capture of a patient's subjective experience. Nine patients were included, four of whom had a withdrawal. A discrepancy emerged between quality of life assessed quantitatively and via IPA. Some patients reported a satisfactory quality of life despite low scores, and vice versa. These results suggest that standard quality-of-life assessment alone does not reflect long-term perceived quality of life. Finally, the study highlighted the crucial role of family members for patients following a stay in the intensive care unit. Assessing quality of life following an ABI is complex, subjective, and influenced by numerous factors. The use of IPA allows for a personalized and in-depth analysis of lived experiences, which helping to better characterize patients' quality of life long after the injury.
SN - 2352-5800
SN - 2352-5819
ER -