Studies from Princess Alexandra Hospital Have Provided New Data on Brain Injury (Consumer Perspectives of Vocational Rehabilitation and Return To Work Following Acquired Brain Injury): Central Nervous System Diseases and Conditions – Brain Injury

2022 FEB 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Daily Report -- Fresh data on Central Nervous System Diseases and Conditions - Brain Injury are presented in a new report. According to news reporting from Brisbane, Australia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Following acquired brain injury, the goal of return to work is common. While return to work is supported through different rehabilitation models and services, access to vocational rehabilitation varies within and between countries, and global rates of employment post-injury remain low.”

Funders for this research include Hopkins Centre, Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland Treasury, Queensland Government.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Princess Alexandra Hospital, “The literature identifies outcomes from vocational programs and experiences with return to work, yet little is known about individuals’ perceptions and experiences regarding rehabilitation to support their vocational goals and experiences in attempting to return to work. This qualitative study investigated the experiences of community-living adults with acquired brain injury (n = 8; mean age 45 years; mean time post-injury of 5.5 years) regarding their vocational rehabilitation and return to work. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were conducted, with data analyzed via thematic analysis. Participants identified negative and positive experiences with vocational rehabilitation and return to work. Five overarching themes were identified: addressing vocational rehabilitation in rehabilitation; facilitators of recovery and return to work; the importance and experience of working again; acquired brain injury and identity; and services, systems and policies. Participants also identified five key areas for early vocational rehabilitation services: education; service provision; employer liaison; workplace supports; and peer mentors.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Study findings inform current and future practice and service delivery, at a clinical, service and system level.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Consumer Perspectives of Vocational Rehabilitation and Return To Work Following Acquired Brain Injury. Brain Impairment, 2021. Brain Impairment can be contacted at: Cambridge Univ Press, 32 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473, USA. (Cambridge University Press - www.cambridge.org; Brain Impairment - http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BIM)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Kerrin Watter, Metropolitan South Health, Acquired Brain Injury Transit Rehabil Serv, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Additional authors for this research include Areti Kennedy, Jessica Vogler, Sarah Jeffery, Alena Murray, Shelley Ehlers, Mandy Nielsen and Vanette McLennan.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1017/BrImp.2021.4. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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