@article{ref1,
title="The effect of access to a designated interdisciplinary post-acute rehabilitation service on participant outcomes after brain injury",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2020",
author="Borg, David N. and Nielsen, Mandy and Kennedy, Areti and Drovandi, Christopher and Beadle, Elizabeth and Bohan, Jaycie K. and Watter, Kerrin and Foster, Michele M. and Fleming, Jennifer",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the influence of participation in a designated acquired brain injury (ABI) transitional rehabilitation service (ABI TRS) on outcome, in the context of a historical comparison group (HIST). <br><br>DESIGN: A cohort study, with retrospective comparison. Participants: 187 persons with ABI. Measures: The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Mayo-Portland Adaptability Index (MPAI-4) and Sydney Psychosocial and Reintegration Scale (SPRS) were completed at discharge and 3 months after discharge. Participation in the ABI TRS involved interdisciplinary rehabilitation, 2-4 times per week, for 3 months after hospital discharge. <br><br>RESULTS: There was evidence that at 3 months, participants with ABI TRS showed stabilized psychological wellbeing, and improvements in MPAI-4 ability and participation scores; in addition to improvements in SPRS occupational activity and living skills scores. <br><br>CONCLUSION: A designated ABI TRS may improve the transition from hospital to home, and could form an important part of the brain injury rehabilitation continuum, between the inpatient and community setting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2020.1802660",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2020.1802660"
}