The use of real life activities in rehabilitation: the experience of young men with traumatic brain injuries from regional, rural and remote areas in Australia.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1788Keywords:
traumatic brain injury, qualitative research, rehabilitation, rural population, men.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the experience of young men with traumatic brain injuries from regional, rural and remote areas in Australia who had participated in real life activity rehabilitation. DESIGN: A qualitative study. The primary data collection method was a semi-structured interview. SETTING: The Townsville Hospital, Queensland, and private dwellings in rural and regional areas within North Queensland. PARTICIPANTS: Eight male participants aged between 18-28 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Key qualitative themes identified via thematic analysis of the data. RESULTS: This research identified 3 main themes regarding the patient's perspective of a real life activity intervention. These were: perceptions of the activities used in the interventionDownloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
All digitalized JRM contents is available freely online. The Foundation for Rehabilitation Medicine owns the copyright for all material published until volume 40 (2008), as from volume 41 (2009) authors retain copyright to their work and as from volume 49 (2017) the journal has been published Open Access, under CC-BY-NC licences (unless otherwise specified). The CC-BY-NC licenses allow third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes, provided proper attribution to the original work.
From 2024, articles are published under the CC-BY licence. This license permits sharing, adapting, and using the material for any purpose, including commercial use, with the condition of providing full attribution to the original publication.
