Task-specific training versus usual care to improve upper limb function after stroke: the "Task-AT Home" randomised controlled trial protocol.

Background: Sixty percent of people have non-functional arms 6 months after stroke. More effective treatments are needed. Cochrane Reviews show low-quality evidence that task-specific training improves upper limb function.

Does Integrating Cognitive and Psychological Interventions Enhance Wellbeing After Acquired Brain Injury? Study Protocol for a Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial of the VaLiANT (Valued Living After Neurological Trauma) Group Program.

Background And Objectives: Cognitive and emotional changes affect the majority of individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) and are associated with poorer outcomes. The evidence for "siloed" rehabilitation approaches targeting cognition and mood separately remains mixed. Valued living (i.

A single-case experimental evaluation of a new group-based intervention to enhance adjustment to life with acquired brain injury: VaLiANT (valued living after neurological trauma).

Adjustment to life with acquired brain injury (ABI) requires self-identity and behaviour to be updated, incorporating injury-related changes. Identifying and enabling new values-consistent behaviours could facilitate this process. We evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of VaLiANT, a new group intervention that aims to enhance "valued living" following ABI.

Investigating feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a simulator-based driving intervention for people with acquired brain injury: A randomised controlled pilot study.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a driving simulator intervention on driving outcomes following acquired brain injury.

Design: Pilot randomised controlled trial.

Setting: Occupational therapy driver assessment and rehabilitation service.

User experiences and perspectives of a driving simulator intervention for individuals with acquired brain injury: A qualitative study.

Driving a motor vehicle is a common rehabilitation goal following acquired brain injury (ABI). There is increasing interest in the use of driving simulators for driver rehabilitation post-ABI; however, there is still limited research demonstrating efficacy and acceptability. This study sought to examine the user experience of a driving simulator intervention for ABI survivors.

The development of a simulator-based intervention to rehabilitate driving skills in people with acquired brain injury.

Purpose: With little to guide researchers and clinicians on how best to develop driving simulator interventions for ABI survivors, we aimed to describe the development process of a driving simulator intervention for ABI survivors in a rehabilitation setting.

Method: Intervention mapping methodology was used as a framework for the development of our driving simulator intervention. A qualitative synthesis of theoretical and empirical literature and stakeholder meetings enabled identification of factors affecting return to driving, selection of justifiable intervention goals, and identification of appropriate theoretically-informed techniques to facilitate change.

An assessment of the utility and functionality of wearable head impact sensors in Australian Football.

Objectives: To assess the utility and functionality of the X-Patch as a measurement tool to study head impact exposure in Australian Football. Accuracy, precision, reliability and validity were examined.

Designs: Laboratory tests and prospective observational study.

SCAT3 changes from baseline and associations with X2 Patch measured head acceleration in amateur Australian football players.

Objectives: To investigate changes from baseline on SCAT3 as a result of football game exposure, and association with X2 Patch measured head acceleration events in amateur Australian footballers.

Design: Prospective cohort.

Methods: Peak linear acceleration (PLA) of the head (>10 g) was measured by wearable head acceleration sensor X2 Biosystems X-Patch in male (n=34) and female (n=19) Australian footballers.

Characterising Upper Limb Movements in Huntington's Disease and the Impact of Restricted Visual Cues.

Background: Voluntary motor deficits are a common feature in Huntington's disease (HD), characterised by movement slowing and performance inaccuracies. This deficit may be exacerbated when visual cues are restricted.

Objective: To characterize the upper limb motor profile in HD with various levels of difficulty, with and without visual targets.