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View article: Bridging the digital divide for people with aphasia: a study protocol for codesigning web accessibility tools and guidelines
Bridging the digital divide for people with aphasia: a study protocol for codesigning web accessibility tools and guidelines Open
Introduction Aphasia is a language impairment that affects one-third of people who experience a stroke. Aphasia can impact all facets of language: speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Around 60% of people with aphasia have persist…
View article: ‘I think I’d get a lot out of something where my views count and I could help other people’ – co-designing a family project-based intervention with people with lived experience of traumatic brain injury
‘I think I’d get a lot out of something where my views count and I could help other people’ – co-designing a family project-based intervention with people with lived experience of traumatic brain injury Open
Background Meaningful engagement with families who have lived experience of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is essential if interventions are to more closely align with their needs. The aim of this study was to co-design a family project-base…
View article: Social Communication Implementable and Applicable Lens: A Framework for Addressing Assessment of Social Communication
Social Communication Implementable and Applicable Lens: A Framework for Addressing Assessment of Social Communication Open
Purpose: Keegan, Hoepner, et al. (2023) developed a framework for social, cognitive-communication assessment, which was intended to make social communication assessment efficient, comprehensive, and accessible to practicing clinicians. Met…
View article: Online resources providing pre-appraised evidence-based information for speech-language pathology practice: a scoping review (Preprint)
Online resources providing pre-appraised evidence-based information for speech-language pathology practice: a scoping review (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) need timely access to trustworthy, evidence-based information to inform their clinical decision making. Digital tools and resources providing pre-appraised, summarised evidence are widely ava…
View article: ‘Can be challenging but usually worth it!’: International survey of rehabilitation professionals' experiences of social media use after acquired brain injury
‘Can be challenging but usually worth it!’: International survey of rehabilitation professionals' experiences of social media use after acquired brain injury Open
Background People with an acquired brain injury (ABI) can struggle to use social media after their injury, due to changes in their cognitive‐communication skills, and would like help to improve their skills and connectivity. A focus group …
View article: Views of speech pathology educators on a learning resource for cognitive-communication disorders: a user survey of TBIBank Grand Rounds
Views of speech pathology educators on a learning resource for cognitive-communication disorders: a user survey of TBIBank Grand Rounds Open
Background Cognitive-communication disorders are highly prevalent after traumatic brain injury and have significant impacts on rehabilitation outcomes. TBIBank Grand Rounds was developed as an online multimedia resource to support clinical…
View article: Exploring Discussions About Virtual Reality on Twitter to Inform Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Content and Network Analysis
Exploring Discussions About Virtual Reality on Twitter to Inform Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Content and Network Analysis Open
Background Virtual reality (VR) use in brain injury rehabilitation is emerging. Recommendations for VR development in this field encourage end user engagement to determine the benefits and challenges of VR use; however, existing literature…
View article: Towards efficient, ecological assessment of interaction: A scoping review of co‐constructed communication
Towards efficient, ecological assessment of interaction: A scoping review of co‐constructed communication Open
Background The complexity of communication presents challenges for clinical assessment, outcome measurement and intervention for people with acquired brain injury. For the purposes of assessment or treatment, this complexity is usually man…
View article: Efficacy of online communication partner training package for student healthcare professionals
Efficacy of online communication partner training package for student healthcare professionals Open
Background People with aphasia are vulnerable recipients of healthcare. The nature of the communicative environment and the communication disability can adversely impact access to timely and quality healthcare. Student healthcare professio…
View article: Digital Health Implementation Strategies Coproduced With Adults With Acquired Brain Injury, Their Close Others, and Clinicians: Mixed Methods Study With Collaborative Autoethnography and Network Analysis
Digital Health Implementation Strategies Coproduced With Adults With Acquired Brain Injury, Their Close Others, and Clinicians: Mixed Methods Study With Collaborative Autoethnography and Network Analysis Open
Background Acquired brain injuries (ABIs), such as stroke and traumatic brain injury, commonly cause cognitive-communication disorders, in which underlying cognitive difficulties also impair communication. As communication is an exchange w…
View article: The Effectiveness and Characteristics of Communication Partner Training Programs for Families of People With Dementia: A Systematic Review
The Effectiveness and Characteristics of Communication Partner Training Programs for Families of People With Dementia: A Systematic Review Open
Background and Objectives Communication partner training (CPT) is essential in dementia care. Despite families being the largest group of community carers, previous reviews primarily focused on formal carers. This study aimed to understand…
View article: Digital Health Interventions for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury and Their Close Others: Implementation, Scalability, and Sustainability in the COVID-19 Context
Digital Health Interventions for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury and Their Close Others: Implementation, Scalability, and Sustainability in the COVID-19 Context Open
The Social Brain Toolkit is a novel suite of web-based interventions to support people with acquired brain injury and their close others with communication difficulties post-injury. The aim of this study was to investigate potential impact…
View article: Preventing depression in aphasia: A cluster randomized control trial of the Aphasia Action Success Knowledge (ASK) program
Preventing depression in aphasia: A cluster randomized control trial of the Aphasia Action Success Knowledge (ASK) program Open
Background: Stroke patients with aphasia and their caregivers have higher incidence of depression than those without aphasia. Aims: The objective of the study is to determine whether a tailored intervention program (Action Success Knowledg…
View article: Developing a Digital Health Intervention for Conversation Skills After Brain Injury (convers-ABI-lity) Using a Collaborative Approach: Mixed Methods Study
Developing a Digital Health Intervention for Conversation Skills After Brain Injury (convers-ABI-lity) Using a Collaborative Approach: Mixed Methods Study Open
Background People with acquired brain injury (ABI) experience communication breakdown in everyday interactions many years after injury, negatively impacting social and vocational relationships. Communication partner training (CPT) is a rec…
View article: Acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of low-moderate intensity Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy and Multi-Modality Aphasia Therapy in chronic aphasia after stroke
Acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of low-moderate intensity Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy and Multi-Modality Aphasia Therapy in chronic aphasia after stroke Open
Background: High-intensity Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy Plus (CIAT-Plus) and Multi-Modality Aphasia Therapy (M-MAT) are effective interventions for chronic post-stroke aphasia but challenging to provide in clinical practice. Providin…
View article: Self-Guided, Web-Based Training for Communication Partners of Adults With Acquired Brain Injury: A 12-Month Prospective, Mixed Methods, Hybrid Type 2 Implementation-Effectiveness Study of ‘interact-ABI-lity’ (Preprint)
Self-Guided, Web-Based Training for Communication Partners of Adults With Acquired Brain Injury: A 12-Month Prospective, Mixed Methods, Hybrid Type 2 Implementation-Effectiveness Study of ‘interact-ABI-lity’ (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND To support the rehabilitation of adults with communication difficulty after acquired brain injury (ABI), it is internationally recommended best practice to provide formal (eg, support workers) and informal (eg, friends, family)…
View article: Differentiating Use of Facial Expression between Individuals with and without Traumatic Brain Injury Using Affectiva Software: A Pilot Study
Differentiating Use of Facial Expression between Individuals with and without Traumatic Brain Injury Using Affectiva Software: A Pilot Study Open
This study investigated the feasibility of using an automated facial coding engine, Affectiva (integrated in iMotions, version 8.2), for evaluating facial expression after traumatic brain injury (TBI). An observational cross-sectional stud…
View article: INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part V: Memory
INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part V: Memory Open
Introduction: Memory impairments affecting encoding, acquisition, and retrieval of information after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) have debilitating and enduring functional consequences. The interventional research review…
View article: INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury: What's Changed From 2014 to Now?
INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury: What's Changed From 2014 to Now? Open
IT IS CRITICAL TO KEEP clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) up to date through integration of the latest evidence. Therefore, it is with great excitement that the INCOG team presents the INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Fol…
View article: The Future of INCOG (Is Now)
The Future of INCOG (Is Now) Open
IT HAS BEEN 8 years since the first iteration of the INCOG clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) were published. Much has happened since 2014, and a considerable body of evidence has been published in the various domains of cognitive rehabil…
View article: INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part II: Attention and Information Processing Speed
INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part II: Attention and Information Processing Speed Open
Introduction: Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (MS-TBI) commonly causes disruption in aspects of attention due to its diffuse nature and injury to frontotemporal and midbrain reticular activating systems. Attentional impairments a…
View article: INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part IV: Cognitive-Communication and Social Cognition Disorders
INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part IV: Cognitive-Communication and Social Cognition Disorders Open
Introduction: Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury causes significant cognitive impairments, including impairments in social cognition, the ability to recognize others' emotions, and infer others' thoughts. These cognitive impairments…
View article: Developing Social-ABI-lity: An Online Course to Support Safe Use of Social Media for Connection After Acquired Brain Injury
Developing Social-ABI-lity: An Online Course to Support Safe Use of Social Media for Connection After Acquired Brain Injury Open
Purpose: People who have an acquired brain injury (ABI) experience challenges using social media. Inversely, rehabilitation clinicians report feeling inadequately prepared to support them in its use. We aimed to develop a collaboratively d…
View article: Clinically Applicable Sociolinguistic Assessment for Cognitive-Communication Disorders
Clinically Applicable Sociolinguistic Assessment for Cognitive-Communication Disorders Open
Purpose: The third International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference was held in early 2022, providing an opportunity for researchers and clinicians to discuss management of cognitive-communication disorders (CCDs). Presentations …
View article: ‘It gives you encouragement because you're not alone’: A pilot study of a multi‐component social media skills intervention for people with acquired brain injury
‘It gives you encouragement because you're not alone’: A pilot study of a multi‐component social media skills intervention for people with acquired brain injury Open
Background People with an acquired brain injury (ABI) find it challenging to use social media due to changes in their cognition and communication skills. Using social media can provide opportunities for positive connection, but there is a …
View article: Implementation of Web-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Adults With Acquired Brain Injury and Their Caregivers: Systematic Review
Implementation of Web-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Adults With Acquired Brain Injury and Their Caregivers: Systematic Review Open
Background More than 135 million people worldwide live with acquired brain injury (ABI) and its many psychosocial sequelae. This growing global burden necessitates scalable rehabilitation services. Despite demonstrated potential to increas…
View article: Training Resources Targeting Social Media Skills to Inform Rehabilitation for People Who Have an Acquired Brain Injury: Scoping Review
Training Resources Targeting Social Media Skills to Inform Rehabilitation for People Who Have an Acquired Brain Injury: Scoping Review Open
Background In 2020 and 2021, people increasingly used the internet to connect socially and professionally. However, people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) experience challenges in using social media, and rehabilitation professionals ha…
View article: Results of the COMPARE trial of Constraint-induced or Multimodality Aphasia Therapy compared with usual care in chronic post-stroke aphasia
Results of the COMPARE trial of Constraint-induced or Multimodality Aphasia Therapy compared with usual care in chronic post-stroke aphasia Open
Background While meta-analyses confirm treatment for chronic post-stroke aphasia is effective, a lack of comparative evidence for different interventions limits prescription accuracy. We investigated whether Constraint-Induced Aphasia Ther…
View article: Coproducing Knowledge of the Implementation of Complex Digital Health Interventions for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury and their Communication Partners: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
Coproducing Knowledge of the Implementation of Complex Digital Health Interventions for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury and their Communication Partners: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study Open
Background The Social Brain Toolkit, conceived and developed in partnership with stakeholders, is a novel suite of web-based communication interventions for people with brain injury and their communication partners. To support effective im…
View article: Training Resources Targeting Social Media Skills to Inform Rehabilitation for People Who Have an Acquired Brain Injury: Scoping Review (Preprint)
Training Resources Targeting Social Media Skills to Inform Rehabilitation for People Who Have an Acquired Brain Injury: Scoping Review (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND In 2020 and 2021, people increasingly used the internet to connect socially and professionally. However, people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) experience challenges in using social media, and rehabilitation professionals h…