UNLABELLED More knowledge is needed about how different rehabilitation models in the municipality influence stroke survivors' ability in activities of daily living (ADL). OBJECTIVES To compare three models of outpatient rehabilitation; early supported discharge (ESD) in a day unit, ESD at home and traditional treatment in the municipality (control group), regarding change in ADL ability durin...

This paper addresses the integration of Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT) in the dwelling space in order to meet the user’s needs. We describe an ongoing PhD research which deals with the rehabilitation of the existing housing stock in order to fulfil the new needs of dwellers in the current Information Society as well as the impact of the integration of ICAT in dwel...

BACKGROUND Many people who suffer an acquired brain injury (ABI) are of working age. There are benefits, for the patient, the workplace, and society, to finding factors that facilitate successful return to work (RTW). OBJECTIVE The aim was to increase knowledge of opportunities and barriers for a successful RTW in patients with ABI. METHOD Five men and five women with ABI participated. All ...

OBJECTIVE To provide a brief overview of the Needs and Provision Complexity Scale (NPCS) and report its first application to describe the level of 'met' and 'unmet' health/social care needs, and to estimate their costs in community-based patients with complex neurological disability. DESIGN A multicentre prospective cohort analysis. SETTING Consecutive discharges to the community from the n...

The national clinical guidelines for Rehabilitation following acquired brain injury were developed by a multidisciplinary working party convened by the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, and are published in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians (2003). They have been produced to complement the National Institute of Clinical Excellence head injury guidelines, and to addres...

Brain function disorders, resulting for instance from stroke, epilepsy, or other incidents can be partially recovered by rehabilitation training. Performing neuro-rehabilitation in virtual reality systems allows for training scenarios close to daily tasks, is easily adaptable to the patients’ needs, is fully controllable by clinical staff, and guarantees patient safety at all times. In this pap...

Computer games have been recognized as a motivational tool in rehabilitation for a decade. Traditional rehabilitation includes exercises which are often considered as repetitive, boring and requires supervision by the therapist. New opportunities in rehabilitation have risen with the emerging popularity of computer games and novel input sensors like 3D cameras, balance boards or accelerometers....