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. 2024 Apr;44(2):263-277.
doi: 10.1177/15394492231221962. Epub 2024 Jan 18.

Leisure Engagement Among People Living With Acquired Brain Injury: A Scoping Review

Shane Trevorrow  1 , Louise Gustafsson  1 , Tenelle Hodson  1
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Leisure Engagement Among People Living With Acquired Brain Injury: A Scoping Review

Shane Trevorrow et al. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Return to previously valued occupations is a common goal of individuals following acquired brain injury (ABI). However, the focus of rehabilitation is often on self-care and productivity occupations. Return to leisure should be a priority of rehabilitation to support a person's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional well-being. Consequently, the aim of this article was to review the research evidence on engagement in leisure occupations among community-dwelling adults living with ABI. A six-step scoping review was conducted searching five databases. Articles were included if they focused on leisure engagement post-stroke or traumatic brain injury. Seventeen studies were included. Leisure engagement decreased post-ABI with engagement primarily in solitary, sedentary, cognitively inactive, home-based leisure. Leisure engagement was impacted by personal and contextual factors. The findings identify a need to focus on and address changes to leisure following ABI, with exploration of why these changes have occurred beyond personal factors.

Keywords: brain injury; leisure; occupational engagement.

Plain language summary

Leisure Engagement Among People Living With Acquired Brain Injury: A Scoping ReviewThe article provides a summary of the available literature surrounding engagement in leisure occupations among people with acquired brain injury.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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