A systematic review of the qualitative literature on older individuals' experiences of care and well-being during physical rehabilitation for acquired brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To acquire an in-depth understanding of how older individuals diagnosed with acquired brain injury (ABI) experience their well-being and care when undergoing physical rehabilitation.

Design

Systematic literature review.

Data sources

The electronic databases of PubMed, CINAHL, APA PsycInfo, ASSIA and SCOPUS were searched from 2005 to 2020. Extensive reference checking was also conducted.

Review methods

A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines, including predominantly qualitative studies. Studies' quality was appraised using the critical apraisal skills programme (CASP) tool.

Results

Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria. Following methods of thematic synthesis, four overarching interpretive themes were identified: (a) Reha

SUBMITTER: Lafiatoglou P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9291982 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature