https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Assessment and rehabilitation of social cognition impairment after brain injury: surveying practices of clinicians https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30940 insight, disinhibition, anger and social adjustment. The least routinely assessed areas were theory of mind and alexithymia. The test suggested most likely to identify social cognition impairments was The Awareness of Social Inference Test, although only 8% of clinicians responded to this question. Clinicians preferred informal assessment methods over standardised assessment methods for identifying social cognition rehabilitation goals. Higher levels of education were associated with greater use of standardised assessment modalities. Whilst there was paucity of responses overall, TBI Express was most commonly used for social cognition rehabilitation. Conclusions: Considering the high prevalence of social cognition impairments in this population, formal assessment is extremely limited. The under-utilisation of assessment tools is problematic for the assessment and rehabilitation initiatives offered to people with TBI. These results have implications for the training of clinicians working in brain injury rehabilitation.]]> Tue 03 Sep 2019 18:26:53 AEST ]]> Urinary incontinence and social function in older Australian women https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29689 P <.001), adjusted for time, health, and social covariates in the model with no time lag. UI was also associated with social dysfunction measured one survey period later (forward time lag) (odds ratio (OR) = 1.23, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.13-1.34) and one survey period earlier (reverse time lag) (OR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.19-1.43), indicating an absence of causality. Social dysfunction was associated with living in urban areas, more health conditions, poor mental health, providing care for other people, and poor physical function. Conclusion: UI was associated with social dysfunction in older women, although the association did not appear to be causal but reflective of the women's overall level of function and general health. UI is not necessarily socially debilitating, unless a woman has other health problems.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:38:47 AEDT ]]> A survey of clinicians working in brain injury rehabilitation: are social cognition impairments on the radar? https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25684 Mon 23 Sep 2019 11:52:37 AEST ]]>