Challenging behaviour, activity, and participation following acquired brain injury: a scoping review of interventions delivered by allied health professionals.

Background This scoping review aimed to identify literature describing allied health interventions used to address challenging behaviour for adults with an acquired brain injury (ABI) living in community settings and identify the impact of these interventions on outcomes across the domains of behaviour, activity, and participation. Methods The Polyglot Search Translator for scoping reviews guided the search of six databases: (1) Ovid Medline®, (2) EmCARE (Ovid), (3) CINAHL Complete, (4) Embase (Ovid), (5) Scopus, and (6) Cochrane Library to identify literature published between 1990 and 2023. Results Of the 1748 records screened, 16 articles met the inclusion criteria.

Behaviour support for people with acquired brain injury within the National Disability Insurance Scheme: an Australian survey of the provider market.

Background And Objectives: People with acquired brain injury (ABI) may experience behaviours of concern that require therapy services, including behaviour support. In Australia, the implementation of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and development of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, has led to significant changes to behaviour support workforce processes, and the way behaviour support is funded, regulated and delivered to people with ABI who are Scheme participants. The aim of this study was to explore the current and future provider market of professionals providing behaviour supports to Scheme participants who experience ABI.

The experience of challenging behaviours following severe TBI: A family perspective.

Primary Objective: Family caregivers play an important role in managing challenging behaviours after TBI. The aims of this study were to understand how family caregivers of individuals with TBI perceive challenging behaviours and their impact on the TBI individual's community integration and family functioning.

Research Design: A qualitative research design was employed to capture the lived experience of family caregivers of individuals with TBI.

Young people in aged care: progress of the current national program.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to examine the progress and effect of the current 5-year $244 million National Young People in Residential Aged Care program on the reduction of young people in aged care.

Method: Semi-structured telephone interviews with 20 service providers, 10 advocacy organisations and 6 public servants across Australia actively involved in the implementation of the program.

Results: The development of new accommodation options has been slow.

Moving from aged care facilities to community-based accommodation: outcomes and environmental factors.

Objective: Nearly 3500 people under 60 years of age are living in residential aged care in Australia, a situation which is generally recognized as incompatible with optimum quality of life. The objective of the current study is to explore the transition experiences of young people with acquired brain injury who have lived in aged care facilities and moved into community-based settings.

Research Design: Grounded theory, qualitative design.

Factors that lead to successful community integration following severe traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To assess and identify predictive factors of community integration of people 3 to 15 years after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Participants: Forty participants with severe TBI (an average of 8.8 years postinjury).

People under 60 living in aged care facilities in Victoria.

Objective: To describe the characteristics of people under 60 years of age living in residential aged care in Victoria and to examine the occupational participation of younger residents in aged care facilities by measuring their social contact, participation in recreation and community access.

Methods: A survey was sent to the Directors of Nursing at all 803 Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care registered aged care facilities in Victoria.

Results: The survey had a 78% response rate and information was provided about the characteristics of 330 people under 60 years with high clinical needs residing in aged care facilities.