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Table 5 Summary of intervention and strategies for tertiary prevention of neurotrauma from primary studies (n = 40)

From: Mapping global evidence on strategies and interventions in neurotrauma and road traffic collisions prevention: a scoping review

High-income countries

First author

Year

Country

Study design/publication type

Intervention/strategy

Population

Setting

Provider

Bay

2019

USA

Experimental

Mindfulness-based group therapy

Adults with mild to moderate TBI

Rehabilitation centre

Trained facilitators with mental health and/or mindfulness backgrounds

Bedard

2014

Canada

Experimental

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

Adults with a history of TBI

Community sites in three cities

Clinicians

Bombadier

2009

USA

Experimental

Telephone contact with patient- counselling, brief motivational interviewing and education

Adults and children with TBI

Patient’s home

Rehabilitation staff

Brett

1998

USA

Experimental

Cognitive rehabilitation

Students with TBI (from Grade 9-12)

Inter-city public school

Teacher

Caglio

2012

Italy

Descriptive

3D video game with different navigational tasks

24-year-old man with TBI

Rehabilitation centre

Neuropsychologist

Cantor

2014

USA

Experimental

STEP: Short-Term Executive Plus (a cognitive rehabilitation programme)

Adults with a history of TBI

Medical centre

Licensed psychologists, psychology post-doctoral fellows

Chua

1999

Singapore

Observational

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation

Adults with TBI

Hospital

Rehabilitation team

Combs

2018

USA

Mixed-methods

Yoga and mindfulness

Adults with TBI

Veteran’s Affairs health care centres

Psychology post-doctoral fellow and Registered Yoga Teacher

Connor

2016

USA

Descriptive

Computer games and meta-cognitive training

Adults with TBI

Neurorehabilitation department

Speech therapist

Cooper

2017

USA

Experimental

Computerised cognitive rehabilitation, traditional cognitive rehabilitation and integrated cognitive rehabilitation

Adults service members with mild TBI

TBI clinic at Army Medical centre

Speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, doctoral psychologists, clinic staff

De Luca

2019

Italy

Descriptive

Conventional cognitive therapy in a computer-assisted rehabilitation environment

15-year-old adolescent with severe TBI

Rehabilitation centre

Skilled neuropsychologist

Evald

2015

Denmark

Descriptive

Smartphone

Adults with TBI

City

Neuropsychologist

Fogelman

2012

USA

Discussion paper/report

Exercise therapy

Patients with mild TBI

Not reported

Not reported

Gabbatore

2015

Italy

Experimental

Cognitive Pragmatic Treatment

Adult patients with TBI

Rehabilitation centre

Psychologist

Gardiner

2015

USA

Experimental

Neurologic Music therapy (NMT)

Military veterans who had been diagnosed with TBI

Veterans health centre

Musician who is a licensed psychologist, board-certified neuropsychologist trained in NMT

Goldshtrom

2010

USA

Descriptive

Rhythmex: Rhythmic exercises with auditory cues

24-year-old female with TBI

Physical therapy clinic

Physical therapist

Hoosan

2010

UK

Qualitative

Return to work rehabilitation

Adults with TBI

Brain injury service clinic

Occupational therapists

Keegan

2019

Australia

Experimental

INSIGHT: Improving Natural Social Interaction: Group reHabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury

Adults with TBI

University clinic and other community settings

Speech-language pathologist

Kline

2016

USA

Discussion paper/report

Art therapy

Any survivor of TBI

Rehabilitation facility

Not reported

Linton

2018

USA

Experimental

Trabajadora de salud- solution focused brief therapy

Adults with TBI

Patient’s home

Lay health workers

Nayak

2000

USA

Experimental

Music therapy

Patients with history of moderate to severe TBI

Rehabilitation institute

Music therapist

Nelson

2013

USA

Experimental

Interactive metronome therapy

Soldiers with mild to moderate TBI

Medical centre

Neuropsychologist

Salazar

2000

USA

Experimental

In-hospital cognitive rehabilitation programme

Military personnel with moderate-to-severe closed head injury

Hospital

Board-certified psychiatrist, certified occupational therapist, speech pathologist and one rehab assistants

Saux

2014

Argentina

Descriptive

Cognitive rehabilitation

Adults with TBI

Hospital

Neuropsychologist

Scheenen

2017

The Netherlands

Descriptive

UPFRONT-preventive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Adults with mild TBI

Medical centre

Experienced healthcare psychologist

Seguin

2018

Canada

Experimental

Ready! Set? Let’s Train!: a type of cognitive rehabilitation

Children aged 10–17 years

School or home

Neuropsychologist

Serino

2007

Italy

Experimental

Working Memory training

Adults with TBI

Rehabilitation Centre

Neuropsychologist

Solana

2014

Spain

Experimental

Intelligent assistant therapy

Adults with TBI

Hospital

Sullivan

2014

Australia

Qualitative

Real-life activities in rehabilitation

Young men with TBI

Home

Not reported

Swaine

2000

Canada

Experimental

Coordinated multidisciplinary rehabilitation

Children with TBI

Children’s Hospital

Multidisciplinary team

Thaut

2009

USA

Experimental

Neurologic music therapy

Adults with TBI

Not reported

Board-certified musical therapist

Tiwari

2018

USA

Descriptive

Home-based circuity training

17-year-old with TBI

Home

School physical therapist

Twamley

2014

USA

Experimental

CogSMART: Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Therapy

Veterans with history of TBI

Rehabilitation clinic

Not reported

Van Spanje

2019

The Netherlands

Observational

The Brainz programme: Cognitive and physical rehabilitation

Adults with TBI

Home and rehabilitation centre

Cognitive trainer, pscyhomotor trainer or physiotherapist, family

Vik

2018

Norway

Experimental

Music training

Adults with mild TBI

Rehabilitation centre

Music instructor

Wood

2011

UK

Experimental

Implementation intentions and Goal Management training

Adults with TBI

Rehabilitation centre

Doctoral student in clinical psychology

Yost

2013

USA

Qualitative

Qigong

Service members with TBI

Rehabilitation centre

Qigong master

Low- and middle-income countries

Fernandez

2012

Cuba

Experimental

RehaCom: software for computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation

Adult patients with TBI

Rehabilitation centre

Neuropsychologists

Hedge

2014

India

Discussion paper/report

Music-based cognitive remediation therapy

All patients with TBI

Not reported

Not reported

Soeker

2017

South Africa

Experimental

MOOSE: Model of Occupational Self-Efficacy

Adults with mild to moderate TBI

Occupational therapy department

Occupational therapist

  1. Note: USA United States of America, TBI traumatic brain injury, 3D three dimensional, UK United Kingdom