Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Conditions
Interventions
Standard Therapy
Sponsors
Prof Shaheed Soeker
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The participants should be diagnosed with either a mild to moderate brain injury according to the Glasgow Coma Scale and they must be 4- 6 months post TBI. The participants will be male or female, between the ages of 18-45 years and be able to communicate effectively in English or Afrikaans. The participants should be employed for at least 3 months before having sustained a TBI. The participants must have either completed in-patient and or out-patient rehabilitation such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy and or speech therapy at GSH (they are currently in the hospital system).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who suffered severe TBI’s as literature indicated that it is unlikely that these participants would be able to re-enter the open labour market. Participants who are displaying active acute psychiatric symptoms as well as those with co-morbidities that are not well controlled will be excluded from this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| •To determine the association between descriptive variables such as age, education, work experience and the return to work rate of individuals who participated in the MOOSE programme in comparison to another participant group that received the usual vocational rehabilitation treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine whether the return to work rate of TBI survivors improves after completing the MOOSE programme in comparison to another participant group that received the usual vocational rehabilitation treatment. | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactShaheed Soeker
Supervisor
Outcome results
None listed