Twomey, Deirdre M. and Allen, Niamh and Agan, Maria L. F. and Hayes, Aoife M. and Higgins, Andrea and Carton, Simone and Roche, Richard and Hevey, David and Bramham, Jessica and Brady, Nuala and O’Keeffe, Fiadhnait (2021) Self-reported outcomes and patterns of service engagement after an acquired brain injury: a long-term follow-up study. Brain Injury, 35 (14). pp. 1649-1657. ISSN 0269-9052

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Primary Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics, self-reported outcomes in domains relating to activities of daily living and patterns of service engagement in the survivors of a moderate-to-severe acquired brain injury over seven years. Research Design: A longitudinal research design was used. Methods and Procedures: Thirty-two individuals who sustained a moderate-to-severe acquired brain injury completed a Sociodemographic and Support Questionnaire at one (t1) and seven years (t2) after completing a publicly funded inpatient neurorehabilitation program. Main Outcomes and Results: There were minimal changes in independent living, mobility, ability to maintain key relationships and in return to work in the interval between t1 and t2. Sixty-nine percent of participants engaged with two or more allied health professional services and 75% engaged with support services in the community over the seven years. Conclusions: There were minimal additional gains in outcomes relating to activities of daily-living and there was a high level of service need in the first decade postinjury. Young and middle-aged individuals who sustain an ABI may continue to live in the community for decades with some level of disability and may require ongoing access to services

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: : Deirdre M. Twomey, Niamh Allen, Maria L. F. Agan, Aoife M. Hayes, Andrea Higgins, Simone Carton, Richard Roche, David Hevey, Jessica Bramham, Nuala Brady & Fiadhnait O’Keeffe (2021) Self-reported outcomes and patterns of service engagement after an acquired brain injury: a long-term follow-up study, Brain Injury, 35:14, 1649-1657, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2021.2004617
Keywords:	Acquired brain injury; ABI; longitudinal outcomes; longitudinal service engagement;
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	17232
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2021.2004617
Depositing User:	Richard Roche
Date Deposited:	25 May 2023 13:22
Journal or Publication Title:	Brain Injury
Publisher:	Research Gate
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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