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Prepared by: |
Irena Gordon Bronwyn Jones |
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January 31, 2002 |
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Review Date: |
January 31, 2004 |
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Clinical Question: |
Do outreach brain injury services improve outcome in adults with a brain injury compared with the provision of information only? |
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Clinical Scenario: |
Rural brain injury units, as part of the NSW statewide Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program, provide outreach services to individuals with a traumatic brain injury. What evidence is there that this model of service delivery improves outcome, compared with a model of service delivery that provides information only? |
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Clinical Bottom Line: |
The provision of outreach community base rehabilitation services to clients with a brain injury may improve practical functioning in terms of psychological wellbeing and activities of daily living. No significant improvements were made in the areas of socialisation and employment (NB- majority of participants were not employed prior to participation in the study). It is acknowledged that there are a significant number of variables outside the control of the client and / or therapist regarding both employment and socialisation (e.g. accessibility of the environment, availability of opportunities), impacting on these results. |
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Full Document: |
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File Size: |
68K |
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Supported and funded by Occupational Therapy Australia |
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