A study of the effectiveness of MP3 players to support family carers of people living with dementia at home.

Background: Music can be therapeutic to people with dementia; however, little is known about its effect on the family carers. This project aimed to (1) assess the effects of MP3 player use by a person with dementia on caregivers' mental health and wellbeing, including their self-care and health-promoting behavior and (2) determine whether MP3 player use increases caregivers' self-reported capacity to cope with their role.

Methods: A pre-post quantitative and qualitative design was used.

Rehabilitation of compensable workplace injuries: effective payment models for quality vocational rehabilitation outcomes in a changing social landscape.

Purpose: With social and economic costs of workplace injury on the increase, efficient payment models that deliver quality rehabilitation outcomes are of increasing interest. This paper provides a perspective on the issue informed by both refereed literature and published research material not available commercially (gray literature).

Methods: A review of payment models, workers' compensation and compensable injury identified relevant peer-reviewed and gray literature that informed our discussion.