A New Perspective: A Vulnerable Population Framework to Guide Research and Practice for Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Bay ◽  
Grace J. Kreulen ◽  
Clarissa Agee Shavers ◽  
Connie Currier
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Community Based ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Expensive Process ◽  
Community Systems

Recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be a tumultuous lifelong and expensive process. Guided therapies for community integration within community systems are a focus of treating therapists around the world, yet there are no published discussions concerning the most fitting community context. We propose a theoretical approach for practice and research using Flaskerud and Winslow’s conceptual model of vulnerable populations. Using the model constructs of health status, resource availability, and increased relative risk, we offer empirical support for proposed construct relationships applied to persons with traumatic brain injury. We then propose that interventions for health promotion, acute care, and rehabilitation or chronic disease management have a community focus, and we identify relevant goals for community-based practice and research.

Older adults’ experiences of community integration following traumatic brain injury”

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Kent ◽  
◽  
Valerie Wright St Clair ◽  
Paula Kersten ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Community Integration

A proof-of-concept trial of a community-based aerobic exercise program for individuals with traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Kan Ding ◽  
Takashi Tarumi ◽  
Tsubasa Tomoto ◽  
Kathleen R. Bell ◽  
Christopher Madden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Community Integration After Traumatic Brain Injury and Related Factors: A Study in the Nepalese Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 237796082098178
Author(s):  
Sumana Lama ◽  
Jintana Damkliang ◽  
Luppana Kitrungrote
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
High Level

Introduction Community integration is an essential component for rehabilitation among traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors, which yields positive outcomes in terms of social activities, community participation, and productive work. A factor that usually facilitates community integration among TBI survivors is social support, whereas physical environment and fatigue are most often found as barriers. Objectives This study aimed to (1) describe the level of community integration, fatigue, physical environment, and social support of persons after TBI, and (2) examine the relationship between community integration and these three factors. Methods This is a descriptive correlational study. One hundred and twenty TBI survivors living in the communities of Province Number Three, Nepal were enrolled using the stratified sampling technique. The data were collected using the Community Integration Questionnaire, Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation were used to analyze the data. Results Community integration, fatigue, and physical environment showed a moderate level, while social support revealed a high level. Fatigue was significantly correlated with overall community integration, whereas physical environment was found to correlate with two subscales of community integration, home integration and productive activities. Conclusion To enhance the level of community integration among TBI survivors, health care providers, in particular rehabilitation nurses and community nurses, should plan and implement strategies such as follow-up appointments or continued rehabilitation at home.

Australian Relevance of Community-based Social Skills and Work Readiness Training for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Thomas D. Upton ◽  
James Bordieri ◽  
Mary Ann Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Work Readiness ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Skill Deficits

Social skill deficits following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are prevalent. However, the development and provision of pro-active treatments for these deficits during rehabilitation have not kept pace with the need. Previous research described the development and presented encouraging data for community-based intensive social skills and work readiness training programs for adults with a brain injury. Brain injury residuals present similar social and vocational challenges to professionals worldwide. As such, this paper proposes these rehabilitation services may be replicated across cultures. To facilitate crosscultural replication, a training framework is shared. Australian rehabilitation counsellors may use this framework to replicate these services and contribute to the community reintegration of adults with brain injury.

scholarly journals Traumatic brain injury in a rural indigenous population in Canada: a community-based approach to surveillance

CMAJ Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. E249-E259 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Lasry ◽  
R. W. Dudley ◽  
R. Fuhrer ◽  
J. Torrie ◽  
R. Carlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Indigenous Population ◽  
Community Based

Discourse Analysis of Humor After Traumatic Brain Injury

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Louise C. Keegan ◽  
Caitlin Suger ◽  
Leanne Togher
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Behavioral Skills ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
Skills Group ◽  
Severe Tbi

Purpose Individuals with cognitive communication difficulties after traumatic brain injury (TBI) often experience difficulties with social communication. Humor is a sociolinguistic skill that requires social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral skills and, when used effectively, may serve to enhance one's social relationships. There is a paucity of research related to the use of humor in individuals with TBI. This study categorizes humor use in individuals with cognitive communication difficulties after TBI and examines the linguistic construction of these humorous exchanges. Method The humorous exchanges of nine individuals who had cognitive communication difficulties after a moderate-to-severe TBI were examined. Conversations were collected from a community-based communication skills group, categorized using thematic analysis methods, and examined linguistically using the discourse analysis tools of systemic functional linguistics. Results All participants demonstrated the ability to use a variety of categories of humor, and discourse analysis methods revealed humor use as a strength for engaging with others. Examples of such engagement include use of humor to elicit attention, assert authority, share information, acknowledge shared difficulties, and demonstrate affiliation toward their communication partners. Conclusions Discourse analysis of humor can provide speech-language pathologists with important information about the linguistic strengths of individuals with cognitive communication difficulties. This has important implications for clinical service provision.

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