Abstract
IntroductionCommunity integration and social participation remain a challenge for many individuals following acquired brain injury (ABI) and the transition from hospital to home is a complex journey. It is important to conceptualise this transition from the perspective of people with ABI, to inform future research with the overall aim of improving the experience of community re-engagement and maintaining important relationships within social networks.Methods and analysisThe methodology outlined by Arksey and O’Malley and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: extension for Scoping Reviews will be used to guide the review. A comprehensive electronic database search will be conducted in MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, Embase and PsychINFO. The search will aim to locate only published, qualitative or mixed methods studies and will be limited to citations published in English, from January 2014 to the date of final search completion. Quality assessment using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme will be completed and reported.Data extraction will include participant and study characteristics.Finally, qualitative data from each citation, including participant quotes, will be extracted and thematic analysis will be completed to support conceptualisation of community participation from those who have experienced the transition to the community following discharge from hospital. Three individuals with lived experiences of ABI will be engaged as paid consultants to review and comment on the findings of the review.Ethics and disseminationIt is intended that the findings from this review will be made available to relevant stakeholders through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. This scoping review does not require an ethics application.
Reference39 articles.
1. Developing a comprehensive framework of community integration for people with acquired brain injury: a conceptual analysis;Shaikh;Disabil Rehabil,2019
2. Cao P , MacKenzie H , Janzen S . Community Reintegration Post Acquired Brain Injury. In: Teasell R , Cullen N , Marshall S , eds. Version 14), evidence-based review of moderate to severe acquired brain injury, 2021: 1–108. https://erabi.ca/modules/module-13/
3. Community integration and health-related quality-of-life following acquired brain injury for persons living at home;Gerber;Brain Inj,2016
4. INCOG guidelines for cognitive rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury: methods and overview;Bayley;J Head Trauma Rehabil,2014
5. Canadian stroke best practice recommendations: rehabilitation, recovery, and community participation following stroke. Part two: transitions and community participation following stroke;Mountain;Int J Stroke,2020