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Preparing Adolescents for Life after School (PALS) Project: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Coaching Intervention for Young People with Acquired Brain Injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2018

Robyn L. Tate ,
Michelle Genders ,
Cheryl Soo ,
Ulrike Rosenkoetter ,
Margaret Dunn  and
Rachel Briggs
Robyn L. Tate*
Affiliation:
John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia
Michelle Genders
Affiliation:
John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia
Cheryl Soo
Affiliation:
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Ulrike Rosenkoetter
Affiliation:
John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia
Margaret Dunn
Affiliation:
John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia
Rachel Briggs
Affiliation:
John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia
*
Address for correspondence: Professor Robyn Tate, John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Level 12, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, Pacific Highway, St Leonards, Australia. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Introduction: Existing resources to support adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) in transition from school to the ‘adult world’ are variable. This study evaluated an intervention using a coaching approach to support adolescents during this transition phase.

Method: The study design was a parallel-group randomised controlled trial (RCT). Participants (n = 43) aged 14–19 years were randomised to intervention (n = 21) or no-intervention control (n = 21) conditions. The intervention group received six coaching sessions over an average of 22 weeks. Outcome measures evaluated changes reported by the adolescent (satisfaction, emotional functioning and hope) and their parent (participation, behaviour and support needs).

Results: Relative to baseline, there was no significant improvement for those in the intervention group in comparison to the control group on any of the outcome measures.

Conclusion: The results of this RCT do not support coaching as an intervention for adolescents with ABI.

Keywords

Acquired brain injuryhigh school transitionadolescentcoachingrandomised controlled trialintervention
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Brain Impairment , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , March 2019 , pp. 1 - 15
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Copyright © Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment 2018 

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