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ABIOS Research and Development

 

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The Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service (ABIOS) has an active research and development program facilitated by a designated Research and Development Officer. The research and development program at ABIOS includes service-specific research initiatives as well as collaborative research with universities, other government departments and community organisations. Since its inception, ABIOS has contributed significantly to the international research literature in Acquired Brain Injury through multiple publications and presentations at both national and international conferences. ABIOS research initiatives include: Designing and co-ordinating research into community based service delivery for people with ABI Fostering the development of responsive services for people with ABI Evaluation of ABIOS service delivery and reporting to key stakeholders Central to the ABIOS research and development program is a focus on research that is relevant to people with ABI, their families and communities and informs both service and policy development.

Current ABIOS Research Projects

• Southern Queensland Aboriginal Community Project
  Enhancing Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Communities by increasing the capacity of the community to support commmunity members with ABI and their families.
• Knowledge Translation Project 
  A collaborative study between services aimed at developing and evaluating a consultancy model of clinical knowledge translation between specialist and generalist health practitioners
• Mayo-Portland Project
  A research evaluation of the Mayo-Portland Inventory (MPAI-4) and associated resource availability and utilisation measures in ABI community rehabilitation
• Parenting Project
  A study involving the development and evaluation of a programme of parenting support for parents with ABI
• Self Directed Support Project - An evaluative project of a Self Directed Support Pilot Program being implemented at the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service with funding from Disability Services
• Transition from Hospital to Home Project
  Exploration of the experience of and services provided during transition from hospital to home for people with acquired brain injury and their families
• Transition from Slow Stream Rehabilitation Project
  Case Study research exploring transition from slow stream rehabilitation to community living for people with an acquired brain injury
• Young People in Transition Project
  Case study research exploring the transition for young people with ABI moving from paediatric to adult rehabilitation services.
  

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Previous ABIOS Research Projects

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service Development Project
  Participatory Action Research to develop and evaluate different models of rehabilitation service delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with ABI
• Brain Crew Programme
  Developing resources, educational material and supports to assist children who have a significant other with an acquired brain injury
• Southern Queensland Aboriginal Community Service Development Project
  Establishment and evaluation of a service development initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in one regional community
• Clinical Alliance Development Project
  The development of a clinical alliance between ABIOS and a regional inpatient/consultation-liaison service for people with ABI and mental health
• Client Goals Project
  An analysis of the content and themes of the rehabilitation goals of people with ABI in a community based service
• Community Integration Outcome Measures Project
  A study examining the utility of two different measures of community integration following ABI
• Day Hospital Project
  A research intervention to enhance the well-being and psycho-social outcomes of people with ABI attending day hospital
• Drug and Alcohol Project
  Tailoring existing drug and alcohol resources to assist people with ABI, their families and service providers
• Long Term Community Care Needs Project
  A study examining the predictors of long-term care needs in the community for people with ABI
• Metacognitive Skills Intervention Project
  A study to evaluate the effectiveness of a metacognitive skills intervention in improving the community outcomes of people with ABI
• Networks of Support Project
  A project aimed at building sustainable and practical informal support networks around people with ABI
• Rural Community Rehabilitation Project
  A project for developing community-based rehabilitation through participatory rural appraisal (PRA)
• South West Queensland Project
  Establishment and evaluation of a service development initiative in a rural and regional location
• STEPS A major state wide service development initiative aimed at establishing a sustainable model of self managed support networks for people with ABI
• Stroke Project
  The development and evaluation of early intervention and psychosocial services for people with stroke
• Suicide Prevention Project
  Tailoring existing suicide prevention resources to assist people with ABI, their families and service providers

 

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abios@health.qld.gov.au

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