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April 2025
Transition from rehabilitation hospital to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for people with brain injury and spinal cord injury: a data linkage protocol
Tags: acquired disability, hospital discharge, NDIS
Description:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) are both major contributors to permanent disability globally, with an estimated 27 million new cases of TBI and 0.93 million new cases of SCI globally in 2016. In Australia, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides support to people with disability.
Reports from the NDIS suggest that the cost of support for people with TBI and SCI has been increasing dramatically, and there is a lack of independent analysis of the drivers of these increases.
This data linkage seeks to better understand the participant transition between rehabilitation hospitals and the NDIS and the correlation between functional independence in rehabilitation and resource allocation in the NDIS.
Citation:
April 2025
“Part of the world again”: qualitative enquiry into community participation during inpatient rehabilitation and transition years following severe brain injury
Tags: acquired disability, community inclusion
Description:
Thirteen adults with severe ABI participated, with average age of 36.7 yrs at the time of injury, 9.1 months length of stay of in inpatient rehabilitation, and 4 years post discharge from hospital at time of interviews.
The core category developed from thematic analysis was ‘lack of focus on community and social participation.’ Additional categories included: restricted participation, a focus on impairment and function, acceptance and connection within the community, influence of family and delayed return to community participation.
Citation:
Currie, S., Douglas, J., D’Cruz, K., & Winkler, D. (2025). “Part of the world again”: qualitative enquiry into community participation during inpatient rehabilitation and transition years following severe brain injury, Brain Injury, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2024.2443772