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View article: Knowledge + Innovation = Power: A protocol for implementing Aboriginal data sovereignty in an Aboriginal Medical Service for service delivery reform
Knowledge + Innovation = Power: A protocol for implementing Aboriginal data sovereignty in an Aboriginal Medical Service for service delivery reform Open
Context Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) is an interconnected, holistic, and strengths-based health and wellbeing approach fundamental to Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) in Australia. However, policy a…
View article: Healing Right Way: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Aiming to Enhance Quality of Life for Aboriginal Australian Survivors of Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury
Healing Right Way: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Aiming to Enhance Quality of Life for Aboriginal Australian Survivors of Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury Open
Objective To determine the effect of cultural security training (CST) for health professionals and access to an Aboriginal Brain Injury Coordinator (ABIC) for Aboriginal Australians with stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design A ste…
View article: Knowledge + Innovation = Power: a protocol for implementing Aboriginal data sovereignty in an Aboriginal Medical Service for service delivery reform
Knowledge + Innovation = Power: a protocol for implementing Aboriginal data sovereignty in an Aboriginal Medical Service for service delivery reform Open
Context Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) is an interconnected, holistic, and strengths-based health and wellbeing approach fundamental to Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) in Australia. However, policy a…
View article: Proposed Nutrition Competencies for Medical Students and Physician Trainees
Proposed Nutrition Competencies for Medical Students and Physician Trainees Open
Importance In 2022, the US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution (House of Representatives Resolution 1118 at the 117th Congress [2021-2022]) calling for meaningful nutrition education for medical trainees. This was promp…
View article: Speaking Up and Being Heard: The Importance of Functional Communication and Discourse Principles in Aphasia Intervention
Speaking Up and Being Heard: The Importance of Functional Communication and Discourse Principles in Aphasia Intervention Open
This article acknowledges Audrey Holland's influence on aphasiology as it specifically relates to the emergence of a strengths-based perspective on the everyday communication of people with aphasia. We explore a historical perspective, as …
View article: Corrigendum to: Healing Right Way randomised control trial enhancing rehabilitation services for Aboriginal people with brain injury in Western Australia: translation principles and activities
Corrigendum to: Healing Right Way randomised control trial enhancing rehabilitation services for Aboriginal people with brain injury in Western Australia: translation principles and activities Open
© 2024 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommer…
View article: Healing Right Way randomised control trial enhancing rehabilitation services for Aboriginal people with brain injury in Western Australia: translation principles and activities
Healing Right Way randomised control trial enhancing rehabilitation services for Aboriginal people with brain injury in Western Australia: translation principles and activities Open
Background This report provides the theory, method and practice of culturally secure translation and knowledge exchange in the Healing Right Way Clinical Trial (2017–2022), outlining activities to date. Healing Right Way was a stepped wedg…
View article: Summing Up What Can Never be Summed Up: A Meditation on the Work and Legacy of Charles L. Bosk
Summing Up What Can Never be Summed Up: A Meditation on the Work and Legacy of Charles L. Bosk Open
This special issue of “The Forum” publishes Charles L. Bosk's final work—a book proposal written for a trade audience titled—The Price of Perfection: The Cost of Error. Five noted scholars Carol Heimer, Carla Keirns, Mark Neuman, Julia Szy…
View article: Economic evaluation of the Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech (VERSE) intervention
Economic evaluation of the Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech (VERSE) intervention Open
Introduction: There is limited evidence on the costs and outcomes of patients with aphasia after stroke. The aim of this study was to estimate costs in patients with aphasia after stroke according to the aphasia therapies provided. Methods…
View article: “I’m Going to Be Good to Me”: Exploring the Role of Shame and Guilt in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
“I’m Going to Be Good to Me”: Exploring the Role of Shame and Guilt in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Open
Objective. People with type 2 diabetes are likely to experience shame or guilt as they navigate through their disease. Previous research has shown that feelings of shame and guilt often exist within the clinician-patient relationship, ofte…
View article: “I’m Going to Be Good to Me”: Exploring the Role of Shame and Guilt in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
“I’m Going to Be Good to Me”: Exploring the Role of Shame and Guilt in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Open
Objective People with type 2 diabetes are likely to experience shame or guilt as they navigate through their disease. Previous research has shown that feelings of shame and guilt often exist within the clinician-patient relationship, often…
View article: Overtraining Syndrome as a Complex Systems Phenomenon
Overtraining Syndrome as a Complex Systems Phenomenon Open
The phenomenon of reduced athletic performance following sustained, intense training (Overtraining Syndrome, and OTS) was first recognized more than 90 years ago. Although hundreds of scientific publications have focused on OTS, a definiti…
View article: “I’m Going to Be Good to Me”: Exploring the Role of Shame and Guilt in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
“I’m Going to Be Good to Me”: Exploring the Role of Shame and Guilt in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Open
Objective. People with type 2 diabetes are likely to experience shame or guilt as they navigate through their disease. Previous research has shown that feelings of shame and guilt often exist within the clinician-patient relationship, ofte…
View article: Patients’ experiences of a Communication Enhanced Environment model on an acute/slow stream rehabilitation and a rehabilitation ward following stroke: a qualitative description approach
Patients’ experiences of a Communication Enhanced Environment model on an acute/slow stream rehabilitation and a rehabilitation ward following stroke: a qualitative description approach Open
While findings are encouraging, further exploration of the feasibility of a CEE model in this complex setting is indicated to inform the development of this intervention.Implications for rehabilitationPatient access to a CEE model is chall…
View article: Study protocol for a prospective process evaluation of a culturally secure rehabilitation programme for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: the Healing Right Way project
Study protocol for a prospective process evaluation of a culturally secure rehabilitation programme for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: the Healing Right Way project Open
Introduction Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter respectfully referred to as Aboriginal) people are Australia’s First Peoples, having the longest continuous culture in the world and deep spiritual connections with ancestral la…
View article: Healing Right Way: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to enhance rehabilitation services and improve quality of life in Aboriginal Australians after brain injury
Healing Right Way: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to enhance rehabilitation services and improve quality of life in Aboriginal Australians after brain injury Open
Introduction Despite higher incidence of brain injury among Aboriginal compared with non-Aboriginal Australians, suboptimal engagement exists between rehabilitation services and Aboriginal brain injury survivors. Aboriginal patients often …
View article: Hospital staff, volunteers’ and patients’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to communication following stroke in an acute and a rehabilitation private hospital ward: a qualitative description study
Hospital staff, volunteers’ and patients’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to communication following stroke in an acute and a rehabilitation private hospital ward: a qualitative description study Open
Objectives To explore barriers and facilitators to patient communication in an acute and rehabilitation ward setting from the perspectives of hospital staff, volunteers and patients following stroke. Design A qualitative descriptive study …
View article: The development of aboriginal brain injury coordinator positions: a culturally secure rehabilitation service initiative as part of a clinical trial
The development of aboriginal brain injury coordinator positions: a culturally secure rehabilitation service initiative as part of a clinical trial Open
Brain injury, resulting from stroke and traumatic brain injury, is a common occurrence in Australia, with Aboriginal people affected at a significant rate and impact felt by individuals, families and communities. Access to brain injury reh…
View article: Aphasia management in growing multiethnic populations
Aphasia management in growing multiethnic populations Open
Multiethnic aphasia caseloads in post-stroke services are estimated to grow extensively. The convergence of a larger prevalence of chronic neurogenic complications in a rapidly aging world population with the exponential growth of global e…
View article: A randomized control trial of intensive aphasia therapy after acute stroke: The Very Early Rehabilitation for SpEech (VERSE) study
A randomized control trial of intensive aphasia therapy after acute stroke: The Very Early Rehabilitation for SpEech (VERSE) study Open
Background Effectiveness of early intensive aphasia rehabilitation after stroke is unknown. The Very Early Rehabilitation for SpEech trial (VERSE) aimed to determine whether intensive aphasia therapy, beginning within 14 days after stroke,…
View article: Information, communication, advocacy, and complaint: how the spouse of a man with aphasia managed his discharge from hospital
Information, communication, advocacy, and complaint: how the spouse of a man with aphasia managed his discharge from hospital Open
Background: The impact of stroke and aphasia has been recognised as a family problem for many years with studies highlighting spouses' need for information at different times along the recovery journey, for practical and emotional support,…
View article: “You felt like a prisoner in your own self, trapped”: the experiences of Aboriginal people with acquired communication disorders
“You felt like a prisoner in your own self, trapped”: the experiences of Aboriginal people with acquired communication disorders Open
An increase in healthcare staff's appreciation of the health and social contexts of Aboriginal people after brain injury is needed in order to improve communication with Aboriginal patients and the ability to offer accessible rehabilitatio…
View article: Indigenous stroke care: differences, challenges and a need for change
Indigenous stroke care: differences, challenges and a need for change Open
Indigenous peoples internationally experience stroke at a higher rate and at a younger age than non‐indigenous peoples,1-7 yet relatively little is known about treatments in the acute stages post‐stroke, access to rehabilitation services o…
View article: A multimodal analysis of enactment in everyday interaction in people with aphasia
A multimodal analysis of enactment in everyday interaction in people with aphasia Open
Background: “Multimodal communication” is a relatively common term in aphasia research. However, the scope of studies on multimodal interaction in aphasia is generally restricted to one or two multimodal resources, and the type of discours…