Clinician perspectives of ABI vocational rehabilitation in Queensland.

Introduction: Services to support adults with acquired brain injury (ABI) and return to work goals are varied. In Queensland, Australia, return to work goals may be addressed through private or publicly funded rehabilitation services or through publicly funded employment programs. No set frameworks or processes are in place to guide clinicians in providing vocational rehabilitation to adults with ABI, and the extent to which services address clients' vocational goals and/or provide vocational rehabilitation is unknown.

A framework to support early team-based provision of vocational rehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injury.

Purpose: Specialised vocational rehabilitation (VR) following acquired brain injury (ABI) positively impacts return to work, however access to this is limited globally. Providing VR as a component of standard ABI rehabilitation may improve access to VR and influence vocational outcomes. This study aimed to develop an evidence-based framework for the delivery of ABI VR during early transitional community rehabilitation.

Identifying models, processes, and components of vocational rehabilitation following acquired brain injury: a systematic scoping review.

Purpose: Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a complex injury which impacts engagement with worker roles. Return to work (RTW) rates for individuals with brain injury are low and those who do RTW often report job instability. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) can improve RTW rates and job stability; however, service provision is varied, and no gold standard has been identified.

Insulin resistance is higher in prepubertal girls but switches to become higher in boys at age 16: A Cohort Study (EarlyBird 57).

Background: The risk of type 2 diabetes is increasing in teenage girls, and is associated with their greater insulin resistance (IR).

Hypothesis: We hypothesized that the adverse metabolic profile of girls (compared with boys) would persist from childhood through adolescence.

Patients And Methods: Community-based longitudinal cohort of 292 children (147 boys) studied annually from 9 to 16 years.