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Implementing strategy training in Taiwan: perspectives of individuals with Acquired brain injury.

Valeria ChiuBeth E FieldsYen-Nung LinJiunn-Horng KangDer-Sheng HanYi-Hsuan WuYu SuElizabeth R SkidmoreFeng-Hang Chang
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2023)
All the participants endorsed strategy training through different gains. Most participants' expectations before the intervention were uncertain. Including family members into the strategy training is of key importance for a successfulness of their goals. The participants' experiences about strategy training were affected by various barriers (i.e., health and medical problems, the physical environment, and natural events). Clinicians and researchers should consider these expectations, benefits, and barriers when studying and implementing strategy training in non-Western contexts.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONStrategy training provides clients the opportunity to actively engage in their own goal setting and decision making.Strategy training increases the client's confidence in their ability to participate in the community, communicate, and perform daily living and physical activities.Therapists should consider the health conditions and physical environment of clients when helping them set goals and before facilitating their engagement in the community.Taiwanese family members play a crucial role in supporting acquired brain injury survivors in strategy training.
Keyphrases
  • brain injury
  • mental health
  • virtual reality
  • healthcare
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • public health
  • palliative care
  • cerebral ischemia
  • climate change
  • risk assessment
  • quality improvement
  • blood brain barrier