Using Virtual Care to Assess the Health Needs of People With Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a rapid roll-out of virtual health care services to people with intellectual disabilities. Limited evidence is available for clinicians to guide virtual care delivery.

Method: Twenty-three studies were identified through systematic searching of 16 databases.

Collaborations between health services and educational institutions to develop research capacity in health services and health service staff: a systematic scoping review.

Background: Participation of health service staff in research improves health outcomes and adherence to clinical guidelines. To increase research participation, many health services seek to build research capacity which adds to the development of individual and organisational skills and abilities in order to conduct health research. Numerous approaches to research capacity building have been trialed with inter- and intra-institutional, or university-health service collaborative approaches being frequently described strategies.

A scoping review of coaching in occupational therapy: Mapping methods, populations and outcomes.

Introduction: Coaching is proposed as a core enabling skill of occupational therapy and increasingly suggested for a diverse range of health populations. In recent years, research on coaching has proliferated, emerging from within and outside of occupational therapy. Yet, concern has been raised about the absence of theoretical underpinning and diversity of descriptions of coaching in occupational therapy, as well as low-quality evidence supporting its effectiveness.

Exploring the Sociodemographic and Health-Related Determinants of Telehealth Use Among a Cohort of Older Australians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a rapid adoption of telehealth care services as a public health strategy to maintain access to essential health care. In Australia, there has been increasing optimism for the expansion of telehealth services. However, little is known about the patterns and determinants of telehealth adoption among older adults, with concerns that an expansion of telehealth services may only be of benefit to those who already have better access to health care.

Does an expanded allied health student training programme in regional New South Wales (Australia) result in a positive social return on investment? A protocol for a single-university education-based economic evaluation.

Introduction: 20 years ago, health professional student placements in rural areas of Australia were identified as an important rural recruitment strategy and funding priority. Since then, there has been a growing body of research investigating the value, impact, barriers and facilitators of student placements in rural areas of Australia. Charles Sturt University, Three Rivers Department of Rural Health, was recently awarded an Australian Government grant to expand their Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) programme, designed to increase multi-disciplinary student placements in rural areas of New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

Factors critical for the successful delivery of telehealth to rural populations: a descriptive qualitative study.

Background: The use of telehealth has proliferated to the point of being a common and accepted method of healthcare service delivery. Due to the rapidity of telehealth implementation, the evidence underpinning this approach to healthcare delivery is lagging, particularly when considering the uniqueness of some service users, such as those in rural areas. This research aimed to address the current gap in knowledge related to the factors critical for the successful delivery of telehealth to rural populations.

Psychological interventions designed to reduce relocation stress for older people transitioning into permanent residential aged care: a systematic scoping review.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify and evaluate psychological interventions or strategies designed to reduce relocation stress in older people making the permanent transition into residential aged care.

Method: A scoping review following the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was conducted. An electronic search of nine databases and the search engine google scholar was completed in December 2022.

Lived experience narratives in health professional education: educators' perspectives of a co-designed, online mental health education resource.

Introduction: Meaningful involvement of people with lived experience is an invaluable approach to education that facilitates the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes for collaborative, compassionate and person-centred healthcare practice. The purpose of this evaluation was to gain health professional educators' perspectives of an online learning resource that presents the lived experiences of people who have been consumers of the Australian mental health system.

Methods: A cross sectional study design was used to survey educators who had registered to use the online education resource.

Using the Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform Assessment of cognitive strategy use with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Initial exploration of clinical utility.

Introduction: Culturally safe and meaningful cognitive assessment methods for use with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are scarce. Concerns are raised regarding the efficacy of existing methods in cross-cultural contexts. The Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform (PRPP) Assessment offers a person-centred alternative whereby cognitive strategy application is examined during performance of culturally relevant everyday tasks.

The reliability and validity of the perceive, recall, plan and perform assessment in children with a mitochondrial disorder.

Purpose: To investigate the reliability and validity of the Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform System of Task Analysis (PRPP-Assessment) by parent-provided videos of children with mitochondrial disorders.

Methods: Videos of 13 children performing 3-7 activities each were the subject of study, resulting in 65 activities. These were scored using the PRPP-Assessment by 11 raters.

Altered sexual function after central neurological system trauma is reflective of region of injury; brain vs spinal cord.

Objective: To compare and contrast the contributory effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) on sexual function and social relationship opportunities, hypothesizing that patterns of change in sexual function would follow etiology.

Design: Cross-sectional, case-matched survey of community living individuals with TBI, SCI or both (termed dual diagnosis).

Participants: Consecutive sample of participants with TBI (n = 25), SCI (n = 24) and dual diagnosis (n = 28), an average 3.

Cognitive strategy use in adults with acquired brain injury.

: Difficulty applying cognitive strategies during task performance is a hallmark feature of brain injury. This study aimed to develop a cognitive strategy profile of people living in a transitional living unit for people with brain injury.: Prospective, longitudinal study (n = 16): Cognitive strategy application was assessed using the Perceive, Recall, Plan, and Perform (PRPP) System of Task Analysis.

Applied cognitive strategy behaviours in people with parkinson's disease during daily activities: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: To explore the use of applied cognitive strategy behaviours during performance of daily activities in people with Parkinson's disease.

Design: Quantitative cross-sectional design.

Methods: A total of 190 persons living at home with non-dementing Parkinson's disease were videotaped while performing a self-chosen activity in their natural environment.

Evidence based practice and knowledge translation: A survey of Australian occupational therapy practice with clients experiencing neurocognitive impairments.

Introduction: The clinical practice patterns and use of research evidence by Australian occupational therapists working with clients experiencing neurocognitive impairments has not been surveyed for nearly 10 years. This survey aimed to evaluate the current status of occupational therapy practice and evidence use and provide recommendations for ongoing evidence translation.

Methods: An online survey of occupational therapists working in Australia was conducted over four months targeting registered clinicians working with adults experiencing neurocognitive impairments.

Stroke self-management and the role of self-efficacy.

Purpose: This study explored the impact of a 12-week stroke self-management program on occupational performance, the role of self-efficacy on improving occupational performance and the potential barriers and facilitators to self-efficacy as reported by clients and careers.

Materials And Methods: Participants ( = 40) were recruited to participate in a self-management program after admission to hospital with diagnosis of stroke. A pre-post study was conducted and data were obtained from participants using: the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, Stroke Self-efficacy Questionnaire, and semi-structured interviews with five participants and two careers.

Ageing well: Pilot evaluation of a dual-task training program in a rural community.

Objective: This pilot trial examined the feasibility and effectiveness of "Ageing Well," a community-based program for improving cognitive skills and mobility of rural older people.

Design And Setting: The non-randomised, wait-list-controlled pilot trial was conducted at a regional NSW university clinic.

Participants: Twenty-three community-dwelling adults aged 60+ who had begun to experience a decline in their physical or cognitive abilities or both.

External causes of death after severe traumatic brain injury in a multicentre inception cohort: clinical description and risk factors.

: To characterize the clinical profile of patients dying from external causes (EC) following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). : Data from 2545 patients forming the NSW-BIRP inception cohort discharged from post-acute inpatient rehabilitation between 1 July 1990 and 1 October 2007 were retrospectively reviewed. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated for EC sub-categories.

The impact of compensation on late mortality after traumatic brain injury: A multi-centre study.

Objectives: To determine the impact of financial compensation on long-term mortality in adults with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design, Setting And Participants: An inception cohort of 2545 adults consecutively discharged from three metropolitan, post-acute inpatient rehabilitation services of the NSW Brain Injury Rehabilitation Programme from 1 July 1990 to 1 October 2007.

Main Outcome Measure: Survival status at 1 October 2009.

Quantifying patterns of upper limb motor change following BTX-A injection in adult spasticity management.

Objective: To evaluate the capacity of the Upper Limb Performance Analysis: Comparative Analysis of Performance-Motor (CAP-M) to quantify change in adults with focal spasticity following injection of Botulinum Toxin-A (BTX-A) as a focal treatment for positive Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) features.

Methods: Twenty-three adults with moderate-to-severe spasticity were assessed pre- and post-BTX-A injection using CAP-M. Post-hoc video analysis of three sub-tests from the Action Research Arm Test were analysed against expected movements for each task.

Measuring task performance after acquired brain injury: Construct and concurrent validity of 'Upper Limb Performance Analysis'.

Objective: This preliminary investigation studies selected aspects of validity of the Upper Limb Performance Analysis (ULPA), an occupation-based functional upper limb (UL) measure.

Methods: The study investigated the ULPA-Task Performance Mastery (ULPA-TPM) in 35 community dwelling adults with upper motor neuron syndrome following acquired brain injury and 26 healthy controls. Construct and concurrent validity of the ULPA were determined via group discrimination between adults with and without ABI; and ABI participants who were and were not referred for UL spasticity management with botulinum toxin-A injections (injected and non-injected group).

Effects of concomitant spinal cord injury and brain injury on medical and functional outcomes and community participation.

Background: There are limited data on the interactions between concomitant spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in terms of medical, psychological, functional, and community outcomes.

Objective: To investigate the hypothesis that in addition to SCI-associated sensory-motor impairments, people with dual diagnosis would experience additional TBI-associated cognitive impairments that would have a negative impact on community reintegration.

Methods: Cross-sectional, case-matched study comparing a consecutive sample of participants with dual diagnosis (n = 30) to an SCI group (n = 30) and TBI group (n = 30).

Computerised pinch dynamometry in the assessment of adult hand spasticity.

Background/aim: The hand engages with the environment through the grasp, stabilisation, manipulation and release of objects during everyday tasks, activities and routines. Upper motor neuron syndrome following acquired brain injury may negatively impact hand function, reducing strength, range of motion and motor control. It is important for clinicians to reliably measure such impacts, particularly for the impact of intervention and to monitor change in performance over time.

Goal attainment following upper-limb botulinum toxin-A injections: are we facilitating achievement of client-centred goals?

Objectives: Evaluate upper-limb goal attainment following botulinum toxin-A, map goals to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and explore associations between client goals, clinical indicators of spasticity and the Botulinum Toxin-A injection strategy adopted by the treating physician.

Design: Pre-test/post-test.

Participants: Twenty-eight community-dwelling adults with acquired brain injury.

Measuring spasticity and fine motor control (pinch) change in the hand after botulinum toxin-A injection using dynamic computerized hand dynamometry.

Objectives: To evaluate change in fine motor hand performance and to investigate the relationship between existing clinical measures and dynamic computerized dynamometry (DCD) after botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injections for adults with upper limb spasticity.

Design: Pretest/posttest clinical intervention study.

Setting: Hospital outpatient spasticity clinics.

Contextual influences on employment of people with dual diagnosis: spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury.

Background/aim: Research into the paid employment of people with spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury is prevalent; however, little research has examined the factors that may support employment for adults with a concomitant spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury (dual diagnosis). This study aimed to determine the level of paid employment reported by people with dual diagnosis and to explore contextual factors that supported paid employment.

Methods: This cross-sectional cohort study recruited 30 participants with dual diagnosis from a specialist spinal rehabilitation unit.