A cross-sectional survey of non-specialist Australian audio-vestibular clinical practice for traumatic brain injury and rehabilitation.

Objective: This study explored non-specialist audiological clinical practice in the context of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and whether such practices incorporated considerations of TBI-related complexities pertaining to identification, diagnosis and management of associated auditory and vestibular disturbances.

Design: A cross-sectional online survey exploring clinical practice, TBI-related training and information provision was distributed to audiologists across Australia via Audiology Australia and social media. Fifty audiologists, 80% female and 20% male, participated in this study.

: Australian audiologists' perspectives on audiological clinical practice for traumatic brain injury and rehabilitation.

Objective: Australian Audiologists' perspectives on standard non-specialized clinical practice in the context of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) were examined, including the perceived barriers to optimal service provision.

Design: A qualitative research design utilizing semi-structured interviews was conducted using purposive sampling. Nine participants were interviewed about their understanding of the impact of TBI on hearing and balance; identification, diagnosis and management of auditory and vestibular dysfunction following TBI; barriers to service delivery; training relating to complex clients (i.

Factors that influence the quality of paid support for adults with acquired neurological disability: scoping review and thematic synthesis.

Purpose: Theoretically, individualised funding schemes empower people with disability (PWD) to choose high quality support services in line with their needs and preferences. Given the importance of support, the aim of this scoping review was to understand the factors that influence the quality of paid disability support for adults with acquired neurological disability.

Methods: A comprehensive scoping review of the published literature from 2009-2019 was conducted on five databases: Medline, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and Scopus.

Frequency of peripheral vestibular pathology following traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of literature.

Objective: To establish the frequency of occurrence of peripheral vestibular dysfunction in adults who have sustained non-blast-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) as measured through the standard audiological vestibular test battery.

Design: A systematic search of English language literature using MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, hand-searching of reference lists and SCOPUS author search was conducted from January 1, 1990 to May 14, 2019.

Study Samples: Twenty-three out of 417 originally identified articles were retained.

A scoping review to explore the experiences and outcomes of younger people with disabilities in residential aged care facilities.

Objective: In Australia, over 6,000 adults younger than 65 have been inappropriately placed in nursing homes designed to accommodate older adults. The primary aim of this review was to map the literature on the experiences and outcomes of young people with disability who are placed in aged care.

Methods: A scoping review of the published literature from 2009-2018 was conducted using Embase, Medline, PsycINFO and Scopus.

Young people in Australian residential aged care: evaluating trends from 2008 to 2018.

Objective Over the past decade, various programs and reforms have targeted the issue of people aged <65 years living in 'permanent' residential aged care (PRAC). As context for ongoing policy discourse, the aim of this study was to evaluate trends in rates of young people entering and leaving PRAC from 2008 to 2018. Methods Counts of people aged <65 years entering, remaining in and exiting PRAC were obtained from the National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse.

The outcomes of individualized housing for people with disability and complex needs: a scoping review.

Purpose: Worldwide, disability systems are moving away from congregated living towards individualized models of housing. Individualized housing aims to provide choice regarding living arrangements and the option to live in houses in the community, just like people without disability. The purpose of this scoping review was to determine what is currently known about outcomes associated with individualized housing for adults with disability and complex needs.

Peripheral auditory dysfunction secondary to traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of literature.

Primary Objective: To understand the effects of non-blast-related TBI on peripheral auditory function in adults, as measured through basic and advanced audiological assessments.

Background: Despite numerous studies demonstrating hearing loss post TBI there has been no systematic investigation of the prevalence, nature and severity of peripheral hearing loss.

Data Identification: An English-language systematic search using MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, PubMed and hand-searching of reference lists was conducted from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 2016.

A scoping review of the nature and outcomes of extended rehabilitation programmes after very severe brain injury.

Primary Objective: Many adults with very severe acquired brain injury (ABI) do not receive adequate rehabilitation, limiting their recovery and leading to admission to inappropriate living environments. The aim of this scoping review was to map the existing literature relating to the nature and outcomes of rehabilitation programmes for adults experiencing prolonged recovery after very severe ABI.

Design: A comprehensive scoping of the literature was undertaken, including systematic searching of databases, grey literature, and hand searching.

Effectiveness of Communication-specific Coping Intervention for adults with traumatic brain injury: preliminary results.

People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) describe everyday interactions as a long-term challenge frequently associated with ongoing stress. Communication-specific Coping Intervention (CommCope-I) is a new treatment developed to target coping in the context of communication breakdown. The intervention incorporates principles of cognitive behavioural therapy, self-coaching and context-sensitive social communication therapy.

"I've never been a yes person": Decision-making participation and self-conceptualization after severe traumatic brain injury.

Purpose: Although adults who sustain a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) require support to make decisions in their lives, little is known about their experience of this process. The aim of this study was to explore how participation in decision making contributes to self-conceptualization in adults with severe TBI.

Method: We used constructivist grounded theory methods.

Further Evidence of the Construct Validity of the Transsexual Voice Questionnaire (TVQ) Using Principal Components Analysis.

Objectives: The Transsexual Voice Questionnaire (TVQ) is a population-specific self-report tool designed to capture the perceptions of male-to-female transsexual women (MtF women) regarding their vocal functioning and the voice-related impact on their everyday life. The aim of this study was to further the psychometric evaluation of the TVQ by examining its construct validity and confirming its reliability.

Study Design: This is a prospective validity and reliability study.

Return to Work and Social Communication Ability Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

Purpose: Return to competitive employment presents a major challenge to adults who survive traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study was undertaken to better understand factors that shape employment outcome by comparing the communication profiles and self-awareness of communication deficits of adults who return to and maintain employment with those who do not.

Method: Forty-six dyads (46 adults with TBI, 46 relatives) were recruited into 2 groups based on the current employment status (employed or unemployed) of participants with TBI.

'The biggest thing is trying to live for two people': Spousal experiences of supporting decision-making participation for partners with TBI.

Primary Objective: To understand how the spouses of individuals with severe TBI experience the process of supporting their partners with decision-making.

Design: This study adopted a constructivist grounded theory approach, with data consisting of in-depth interviews conducted with spouses over a 12-month period. Data were analysed through an iterative process of open and focused coding, identification of emergent categories and exploration of relationships between categories.

"I won't be around forever": Understanding the decision-making experiences of adults with severe TBI and their parents.

There is growing recognition of the right of all individuals, including those with cognitive impairment, to make decisions about their own lives. However, little is known about how the process of decision making is experienced after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study used constructivist grounded theory to explore processes used by adults with severe TBI and their parents in making decisions about life after injury.

INCOG guidelines for cognitive rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury: methods and overview.

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury results in complex cognitive sequelae. However, clinicians have difficulty implementing the available evidence. An international group of researchers and clinicians (known as INCOG) convened to develop clinical practice guidelines for cognitive rehabilitation posttraumatic brain injury.

Development and preliminary evaluation of the transsexual voice questionnaire for male-to-female transsexuals.

Objective: This study reports on the preliminary psychometric evaluation of the Transsexual Voice Questionnaire for Male-to-Female Transsexuals (MtF)-TVQ(MtF), a tool designed to measure the perceptions of MtF transsexuals regarding their voice. The TVQ(MtF) evolved from an extensive review of the existing Transgender Self-evaluation Questionnaire (TSEQ).

Study Design: This study was conducted in two phases.

Whose decision is it anyway? How clinicians support decision-making participation after acquired brain injury.

Purpose: To raise professional awareness of factors that may influence the support offered by clinicians to people with acquired brain injury (ABI), and to consider the potential implications of these factors in terms of post-injury rehabilitation and living.

Method: A review of the literature was conducted to identify factors that determine how clinicians provide support and influence opportunities for individuals with ABI to participate in decision making across the rehabilitation continuum. Clinical case studies are used to highlight two specific issues: (1) hidden assumptions on the part of the practitioner, and (2) perceptions of risk operating in clinical practice.

Conceptualizing self and maintaining social connection following severe traumatic brain injury.

Primary Objective: To explore how adults who have sustained severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) conceptualize self several years after injury.

Design: Self-conceptualization was explored from the perspective of the injured individual within a constructivist Grounded Theory approach using in-depth interviews. Qualitative analysis moved through a process of data-driven open and focused coding, identification of emergent self-related categories and exploration of relations between these categories.

Placing brain injury rehabilitation in the context of the self and meaningful engagement.

Since his publications began to appear in the mid 1980s, Mark Ylvisaker has shaped the way clinicians worldwide approach brain injury rehabilitation. His body of work reflects his exceptional ability to draw together theories, ideas, and practices from multiple disciplines and paradigms culminating in the development of a clinically powerful framework to facilitate change in behavior. The focus of this article is two core aspects of Mark Ylvisaker's work that have had a significant impact on my own work.

Relation of executive functioning to pragmatic outcome following severe traumatic brain injury.

Purpose: This study was designed to explore the behavioral nature of pragmatic impairment following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to evaluate the contribution of executive skills to the experience of pragmatic difficulties after TBI.

Method: Participants were grouped into 43 TBI dyads (TBI adults and close relatives) and 43 control dyads. All TBI participants had sustained severe injury (mean posttraumatic amnesia duration = 45.

Understanding the role of communication in maintaining and forming friendships following traumatic brain injury.

Primary Objective: To describe and analyse how two adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) construct meaning about their communication and its impact upon friendships. This information was sought with a view to understanding whether these adults perceived a link between their post-TBI communication and their experience of friendship; and, in addition, which aspects of their communication, if any, emerged as being important in this scenario.

Research Design: A qualitative approach based on Grounded Theory.

Visual scanning in the recognition of facial affect: is there an observer sex difference?

This investigation assessed whether differences exist in the way males and females overtly orient their visual attention to salient facial features while viewing static emotional facial expressions. Eye movements were recorded while fifty healthy participants (23 males, 27 females) viewed a series of six universal facial expressions. Groups were compared with respect to accuracy and reaction time in emotional labeling.

Measuring perceived communicative ability after traumatic brain injury: reliability and validity of the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire.

Objective: Further psychometric evaluation of a measure designed to assess communication ability after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design: Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity for self-report and close-other versions of the tool were evaluated.

Participants: Eighty-eight adults with severe TBI (mean posttraumatic amnesia 53.