Holistic Practice in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Perspectives of Health Practitioners

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Wright, Courtney J
Zeeman, Heidi
Biezaitis, Valda
Year published
2016
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Given that the literature suggests there are various (and often contradictory) interpretations
of holistic practice in brain injury rehabilitation and multiple complexities in its implementation
(including complex setting, discipline, and client-base factors), this study aimed to
examine the experiences of practitioners in their conceptualization and delivery of holistic
practice in their respective settings. Nineteen health practitioners purposively sampled from
an extensive Brain Injury Network in Queensland, Australia participated in individual interviews.
A systematic text analysis process using Leximancer qualitative ...
View more >Given that the literature suggests there are various (and often contradictory) interpretations of holistic practice in brain injury rehabilitation and multiple complexities in its implementation (including complex setting, discipline, and client-base factors), this study aimed to examine the experiences of practitioners in their conceptualization and delivery of holistic practice in their respective settings. Nineteen health practitioners purposively sampled from an extensive Brain Injury Network in Queensland, Australia participated in individual interviews. A systematic text analysis process using Leximancer qualitative analysis program was undertaken, followed by manual thematic analysis to develop overarching themes. The findings from this study have identified several items for future inter-professional development that will not only benefit the practitioners working in brain injury rehabilitation settings, but the patients and their families as well.
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View more >Given that the literature suggests there are various (and often contradictory) interpretations of holistic practice in brain injury rehabilitation and multiple complexities in its implementation (including complex setting, discipline, and client-base factors), this study aimed to examine the experiences of practitioners in their conceptualization and delivery of holistic practice in their respective settings. Nineteen health practitioners purposively sampled from an extensive Brain Injury Network in Queensland, Australia participated in individual interviews. A systematic text analysis process using Leximancer qualitative analysis program was undertaken, followed by manual thematic analysis to develop overarching themes. The findings from this study have identified several items for future inter-professional development that will not only benefit the practitioners working in brain injury rehabilitation settings, but the patients and their families as well.
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Journal Title
PLoS One
Volume
11
Issue
6
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Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified