Research Abstracts
Research Projects are listed in alphabetical order under catergory headings:
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Stroke
- Spinal Cord System of Care (SCSC)
- Prosthetic Orthotic and Limb Absence Rehabilitation (POLAR)
- Paediatric Family-Centred Rehabilitation (PAEDs),
- Other various topics
Where available, Research Projects have ‘Abstract’ documents that can be downloaded or viewed in your browser window, simply select the buttons indicated in the ‘Available Articles’ columns or ‘Full text’ documents which can be requested by contacting the secretary.
Guidelines for the publication of an Abstract on the NRH Website.
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A Service Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of an Education Group in an Outpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation SettingCurrent
| Research Project | Available Articles |
|---|---|
| Brain Injury | |
| An Exploration of Peri and Post Partum Stroke in the context of Relationships of the Individuals Affected | Due |
| An Exploration of the ways in which Individuals Reconstruct their Sense of Self following Acquired Brain Injury: a Comparative Study of Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury and Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury | Abstract |
| An Investigation of Attachment Style and Posttraumatic Growth in a Sample of Adults with an Acquired Brain Injury | Current |
| An Investigation of the Influence of Impaired Autobiographical and Working Memory on Self-Reconstruction following Acquired Brain Injury | Abstract |
| Assessment of Financial Competency in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury | Abstract |
| Awareness and Sustained Attention following Traumatic Brain Injury | Abstract |
| Caregiver Wellbeing: An Examination of the Coping-appraisel Process of Caring for Individuals with an Acquired Brain Injury | Abstract |
| Cognitive Impairments in Traumatic Brain Injury Novel Biomarkers for New Treatments | Current |
| Compensatory Strategies for Activities of Daily Living (ADL): a Comparison of Occupational Therapists’ Expectations and Actual Use following Discharge from Rehabilitation for Aquired Brain Injury | Abstract |
| Differences in Marital Satisfaction, Coping and Social Supports after a Traumatic Brain Injury | Abstract |
| Do Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Survivors who return to Driving report a change in their Driving Behaviour in Comparison to their Pre-Injury Driving Performance? | Current |
| Evaluation of Service Needs and Provisions in Relation to Children and Young People with Acquired Brain Injury in Ireland | Due |
| Parents’ Perspectives on Reintegration of Students with Acquired Brain Injury into the Irish School System | Abstract |
| Prospective Memory Deficit Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Level of Awareness, Rate of Recovery and Psychosocial Outcome | Due |
| Psychological Follow-Up of Adults with Acquired Brain Injury following Neurorehabilitation | Current |
| Rehabilitation of Awareness of Deficits in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Applying a User-Friendly Computerised Intervention Approach | Abstract |
| Self Awareness after Brain Injury: Emotional Distress and Executive Functioning | Abstract |
| The Experience of being in a Long Term Relationship following an Acquired Brain Injury | Current |
| The Reliability of the Community Outing Performance Appraisal (COPA) to Assess the Abilities of Adults with Acquired Brain Injury | Abstract |
| To Assess the New Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness (MATADOC), identifying its benefits in assessing patients’ levels of response, contributing to diagnosis and treatment planning as well as monitoring change in disorder of consciousness (DOC) patients | Current |
| Traumatic Brain Injury and Subsequent Rehabilitation – Focussing on the Future | Due |
| Paediatric Family-Centred Rehabilitation (PAEDS) | |
| Music Therapists Strategies in Implementing New Posts in Healthcare Settings | Abstract |
| Prosthetic, Orthotic and Limb Absence Rehabilitation (POLAR) | |
| Neuropsychological Functioning and Prosthetic Rehabilitation Outcomes | Current |
| Optimising the Prescription of Prosthetic Technologies (opptec): Outcome Measures for Evidence based Prosthetic Practice and Use | Abstract |
| Psychological Aspects of Amputation: A Cross-Sectional Study | Due |
| Self-Management Training: A Controlled Investigation of its Effectiveness in Improving Coping Skills, Mood and Quality of Life with Patients with Acquired Physical Disability | Current |
| Self Regulation of Goals and Psychosocial Adjustment to Amputation | Current |
| The Impact of Body Image and Psychological Adjustment on Sexual Functioning and Satisfaction after an Amputation | Current |
| Spinal Cord System of Care (SCSC) | |
| A Generic Electronic Assisted Technology (EAT) package for Persons with Quadriplegia | Abstract |
| An Evaluation of Virtual Reality Technology as an Occupational Therapy Treatment Tool in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation | Abstract |
| An Exploration of Women’s Experience of Learning Self Intermittent Catheterisation following Spinal Cord Injury | Current |
| An Investigation into the Functional Independence of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury following Discharge | Abstract |
| An Investigation into the Occupational Status of Persons with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury | Abstract |
| A Pilot Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of the Traxon Spinal Cord Repair Stimulator for the Treatment of Complete Spinal Cord Injury in Humans | Due |
| Assessing the Impact of Previous Experience, and Attitudes towards Technology, on levels of Engagement in a Virtual Reality based Occupational Therapy Intervention for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation | Abstract |
| Coping and Adjustment following Spinal Cord Injury in an Irish Population | Abstract |
| Investigation into the Effects of Electrical Stimulation in a Spinal Cord Injured Population | Abstract |
| Longitudinal Investigation of Cognitive Appraisals, Coping and Psychological Outcomes: A Multicentre European Study | Due |
| The Experience of Living with Spinal Cord Injury in the Early Months following Discharge from Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study on a Male Sample | Abstract |
| The Experience of Parenting for Mothers with Spinal Cord Injury | Current |
| Other Various Topics | |
| An Exploration of Child and Adolescent Sibling’s Experience of Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury | Abstract |
| Assessing Brain-Computer Interface Technology as an Alternative Communications Channel for the Disabled | Current |
| Assessment of Perceived Stress amongst Nursing Staff in a Rehabilitation Hospital | Abstract |
| National Drug-Related Deaths Index | Current |
| Nurses’ Perceptions of their Role as part of the Multi-professional Team in an Acute Rehabilitation Setting | Abstract |
| Standards of Practice in Irish and UK Hydrotherapy Pools | Due |
| Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention (SCIP): Does it Work? | Abstract |
| The Prevalence of Osteoporosis in the Disabled Population at the National Rehabilitation Hospital | Abstract |