Guideline recommendation themes (five) and associated theme categories in acquired brain injury rehabilitation (n=20)
Theme and guideline recommendation category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Medication management theme | ||||||||||||||||||||
Depression/mood management | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
Aggression management | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
Psychosis | • | |||||||||||||||||||
Memory | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||
Executive dysfunction | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||
Arousal and attention | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||
Hypertension | • | |||||||||||||||||||
DVT/anticoagulation therapy | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
Cholesterol management | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
Incontinence | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
HO | • | |||||||||||||||||||
Spasticity | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
Organisation of services theme | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carer support | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
Peer support | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
Multidisciplinary service coordination | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
Specialised rehabilitation unit | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
Processes/delivery of rehabilitation services | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
Rehabilitation therapies theme | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amount and intensity | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
Timing | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
Sensation/sensorimotor | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
Visual/perceptual deficits | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
Cognition | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
Psychosocial | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
Activities of daily living | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
Motor function | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Upper limb management | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
Family participation in therapy | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
Carer/family training | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
Home programme/self-practice | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
Patient/family education | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
Goal setting | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
Managing complications theme | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spasticity | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
Contracture | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
Subluxation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
Pain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
Oedema | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||
Fatigue | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||
Behaviour/mood | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
Pressure care | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||
Falls | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
Nutrition | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
Incontinence | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
DVT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
Swallowing (dysphagia) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
HO | • | |||||||||||||||||||
Seizure management | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||
Nursing neurological assessments | • | |||||||||||||||||||
Community management theme | ||||||||||||||||||||
Driving | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
Return to work/volunteer | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
Leisure | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
Sexuality | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
Psychosocial rehabilitation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
Outpatient cognitive rehabilitation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
Outpatient motor rehabilitation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
1= Wheeler,34 2=Wolf,35 3=DVA/DoD AHA,36 4=Miller,41 5=Warden,42 6=Weinstein,43 7=Bayley,31 8=Stroke Foundation (Australia),9 9=NZGG,32 10=SFNZ and NZGG,26 11=ABIKUS,40 12=CSS,27 28 13=Khadilkar et al,37 14=RNAO,29 30 15=ESO,38 39 16=ISWP,11 17=NICE,18 18=SIGN,2 19=SIGN,33 20=SIGN.10
ABIKUS, Acquired Brain Injury Knowledge Uptake Strategy; CSS, Canadian Stroke Strategy; DVA/DoD AHA, Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defence American Heart Association; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; ESO, European Stroke Organisation; HO, heterotopic ossification; ISWP, Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; RNAO, Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario; SCORE, Stroke Canada Optimisation of Rehabilitation by Evidence; SFNZ and NZGG, Stroke Foundation of New Zealand and New Zealand Guideline Group; SIGN, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network.