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Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Hong Kong: A Review of Practice and Research
Background. The rising public health concern regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI) implies a growing need for rehabilitation services for patients surviving TBI. Methods. To this end, this paper reviews the practices and research on TBI rehabilitation in Hong Kong so as to inform future development...
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2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4617702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26557738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/274326 |
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author | Yu, Junhong Tam, Helena M. K. Lee, Tatia M. C. |
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description | Background. The rising public health concern regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI) implies a growing need for rehabilitation services for patients surviving TBI. Methods. To this end, this paper reviews the practices and research on TBI rehabilitation in Hong Kong so as to inform future developments in this area. This paper begins by introducing the general situation of TBI patients in Hong Kong and the need for rehabilitation. Next, the trauma system in Hong Kong is introduced. Following that is a detailed description of the rehabilitation services for TBI patients in Hong Kong, as exemplified by a rehabilitation hospital in Hong Kong. This paper will also review intervention studies on rehabilitating brain-injured populations in Hong Kong with respect to various rehabilitation goals. Lastly, the implications of culture-related issues will be discussed in relation to TBI. Results/Conclusions. The intervention studies conducted in Hong Kong are generally successful in achieving various rehabilitative outcomes. Additionally, certain cultural-related issues, such as the stigma associated with TBI, may impede the rehabilitative process and lead to various psychosocial problems. |
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spelling | pubmed-46177022015-11-10 Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Hong Kong: A Review of Practice and Research Yu, Junhong Tam, Helena M. K. Lee, Tatia M. C. Behav Neurol Review Article Background. The rising public health concern regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI) implies a growing need for rehabilitation services for patients surviving TBI. Methods. To this end, this paper reviews the practices and research on TBI rehabilitation in Hong Kong so as to inform future developments in this area. This paper begins by introducing the general situation of TBI patients in Hong Kong and the need for rehabilitation. Next, the trauma system in Hong Kong is introduced. Following that is a detailed description of the rehabilitation services for TBI patients in Hong Kong, as exemplified by a rehabilitation hospital in Hong Kong. This paper will also review intervention studies on rehabilitating brain-injured populations in Hong Kong with respect to various rehabilitation goals. Lastly, the implications of culture-related issues will be discussed in relation to TBI. Results/Conclusions. The intervention studies conducted in Hong Kong are generally successful in achieving various rehabilitative outcomes. Additionally, certain cultural-related issues, such as the stigma associated with TBI, may impede the rehabilitative process and lead to various psychosocial problems. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-10-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4617702/ /pubmed/26557738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/274326 Text en Copyright © 2015 Junhong Yu et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Yu, Junhong Tam, Helena M. K. Lee, Tatia M. C. Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Hong Kong: A Review of Practice and Research |
title | Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Hong Kong: A Review of Practice and Research |
title_full | Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Hong Kong: A Review of Practice and Research |
title_fullStr | Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Hong Kong: A Review of Practice and Research |
title_full_unstemmed | Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Hong Kong: A Review of Practice and Research |
title_short | Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Hong Kong: A Review of Practice and Research |
title_sort | traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in hong kong: a review of practice and research |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4617702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26557738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/274326 |
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