Community integration following brain injury.

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Community integration following brain injury: comparing outcomes for individuals with cognitive communication disorders and those without.

• IRAS ID

  123743

• Contact name

  Andrew Worthington

• Contact email

  AWorthington@headwise.org.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Birmingham

• Research summary

  The project will explore community integration following brain injury. Community integration includes vocational outcomes, relationships and life skills, these will be assessed for each participant using the Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale. Two groups will be studied; one will include participants with cognitive communication disorder following brain injury and the another brain injured group without acquired communication difficulties.

• REC name

  North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  13/NW/0484

• Date of REC Opinion

  19 Jul 2013

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion