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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2026

Content and outcome of non-pharmacological rehabilitation for women with traumatic brain injury - a scoping review.

Kajsa Lidström Holmqvist, Marie Matérne, Grahame Simpson, Jessica Massey, Thomas Strandberg

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Article in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kajsa Lidström HolmqvistUniversity Health Care Research Centre and Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden. kajsa.lidstrom-holmqvist@oru.se.
Marie MatérneSchool of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
Grahame SimpsonLiverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia; John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research Group, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Jessica MasseyLiverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
Thomas StrandbergSchool of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; Disability Research, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo identify and map evidence on the content and outcomes of non-pharmacological rehabilitation for women with traumatic brain injury.

designScoping review. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS: Women aged 18-65 years with traumatic brain injury of any severity.

methodsThe PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases were searched. Studies including individuals with nontraumatic brain injuries, text and opinion papers, conference abstracts, study protocols, and grey literature were excluded. Inclusion criteria were: either ≥ 50% of the sample were women, or outcome data distinguished women's results from the rest of the sample. A data-extraction form was used. Extracted data included specific details concerning the participants, context, study methods, and key findings.

results41 studies with varying designs were included. None of the interventions described had a specific focus on women or women's needs. Community or outpatient settings dominated. The interventions were grouped into 3 main categories with underlying sub-categories - Alternative and complementary interventions, Training to restore functions, and Skills training to enhance cognitive functioning - with the latter category containing the most studies.

conclusionThe interventions described targeted a wide range of consequences from traumatic brain injury but without a clear gender perspective. Current rehabilitation models need to be developed to also include such a perspective.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

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PMID42823794
PMCPMC13636028

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