Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J77612

Journal:


Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 58, 1, 73-81

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Abstract:

Study compared the effect of a knowledge translation (KT) strategy using a secret Facebook group, on the knowledge of evidence-based employment research by individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Sixty individuals with TBI were recruited through clubhouse programs in the state where the researchers resided as well as through support groups nationally for individuals with TBI, and were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups received information on evidence-based employment practices for individuals with TBI over a three month period. One group received the information via participation in a secret Facebook group while the comparison group received information as an “e-news” email blast. The email blast was considered the “business as usual” approach to delivering information on employment evidence-based practices. Participants were assessed before and after the intervention with a Likert-scale instrument designed to measure knowledge of evidenced-based employment information for TBI. Both groups gained a significant amount of knowledge between baseline and post-intervention. However, there were no significant differences between groups in knowledge gained at post-intervention. While the study did not identify the most effective means of delivering information to individuals with TBI, it does provide some guidance for future KT research.

Author(s):


Inge, Katherine J., Graham, Carolyn W., McLaughlin, James W., Erickson, Doug, Wehman, Paul, Seward, Hannah E.

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