Objective: The objective of the review was to synthesize the best available qualitative
evidence regarding the experiences of stroke survivors, their families and unpaid carers …

Purpose: Research indicates that strong social ties can buffer the adverse effects of chronic
illness on psychological well-being. Brain tumor typically leads to serious functional …

Purpose Social isolation and reduced social participation are common after traumatic brain
injury (TBI). Developing interventions that aim to increase social participation through …

There is a growing trend in traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation, and research, to focus
on the processes of adaptation following the injury. Resiliency is an umbrella term …

Knowledge about the impacts of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and aspects that influence
recovery and adaptation are key to understanding how best to provide appropriate services …

Purpose: The inclusion of rehabilitation clients with communication and/or cognitive
impairments after stroke in person-centred goal-setting is challenging. Moreover, this group …

Factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients after traumatic
brain injury (TBI) include severity of initial injury, different grades of trauma recovery …

Purpose: There is general consensus that adults under age 65 with acquired brain injury
residing in nursing homes is inappropriate, however there is a limited evidence base on the …

Background The body is central to the practice of physical therapy, but clinical theory largely
neglects the body as a concept. A better understanding of the embodied experience could …

Purpose This study aimed to compare stigma levels after acquired brain injury (ABI) and
spinal cord injury (SCI) during the first 12-months post-discharge and investigate …