Implementation and modification of a service model for community transitional rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury.

To examine the implementation of a novel Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Transition-Specific Service Model in Queensland, Australia to explore its potential for successful operationalization in a clinical context and what, if any, modifications were indicated. This study is part of a larger evaluation of the ABI Transitional Rehabilitation Service (ABITRS) Pilot Project using a Hybrid Type 1 research design. Data was drawn from a process evaluation nested within the larger study.

"It gave her that soft landing": Consumer perspectives on a transitional rehabilitation service for adults with acquired brain injury.

Transitional rehabilitation service models for people with acquired brain injury (ABI) may address sub-optimal support for individuals returning home after hospitalization for ABI. This study investigated perspectives of people with ABI and close others who received transitional rehabilitation. A qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with 10 individuals with ABI and 12 associated close others was conducted as part of a mixed-method evaluation of an Australian transitional rehabilitation service (TRS) pilot project.

The effect of access to a designated interdisciplinary post-acute rehabilitation service on participant outcomes after brain injury.

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). : A cohort study, with retrospective comparison. : 187 persons with ABI.

Help-seeking and people with aphasia who have mood problems after stroke: perspectives of speech-language pathologists.

Background: Access to treatments for mood disorders may pose a challenge to individuals with compromised communication ability. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have previously reported that their clients with aphasia decline formal psychological support; however, their role in their clients' help-seeking has not been explored.

Aims: To investigate SLPs' perspectives on how they currently support help-seeking for mood problems in people with aphasia and factors they perceive to be impacting service uptake.

Reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotic prescribing: normative comparison using unblinded provider reports.

Importance: Antibiotic resistance is a global health issue. Up to 50% of antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed, the majority of which are for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI).

Objective: To evaluate the impact of unblinded normative comparison on rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for ARTI.