Dr Ben Turner | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Grant/project name

Investigators

Funding body and AUD$ value

Year(s)

Focus of research grant

Co-designing and evaluating a tailored program for managing substance use in acquired brain injury.

Gullo, M., Gullo, H., Ponsford, J., Fleming, J., Wong, D., Ownsworth, T., Reid, N., Dawe, S., Russell, T., Brown, H., Mitchell, J., Lion, K., Piatkowski, T., Lemsky, C., Beaulieu-Bonneau, S., Turner, B., & Kendall, M.

Metro South Health (MSH) Research Support Scheme

$125,000

2023/24

Qualitative study to explore the lived experiences of people with brain injury seeking substance use treatment; identify and appraise ways to optimise existing approaches to delivering substance use disorder (SUD) interventions for people with brain injury; and co-design a novel optimised substance use treatment program for individuals with brain injury.

Using qualitative case studies to understand the journey away from alcohol and substance use following acquired brain injury.

Brown, H., Gullo, H., Gullo, M., Kendall, M., Turner, B., & Mitchell, J.

Metro South Health (MSH) Research Support Scheme

$24,624

2023/24

Qualitative study to gain in-depth insight into the real-life journeys away from alcohol and substance use following ABI; explore enablers of abstinence including personal, environmental, and social factors; and identify practical strategies to support people with ABI on the journey away from alcohol and substance use following injury.

Developing self-advocacy skills across the brain injury rehabilitation service continuum: a co-designed platform to advance personalised transitions and supports.

Ownsworth, T., Bates, A., Watter, K., Morgan, C., Bell, R., Griffin, J., Turner, B., Kennedy, A., Kendall, M., Adams, B., Gibson, E., Hakala, T., & Mitchell, J.

MSH Co-Funded Collaborative Grant

$50,000

2023-2024

Qualitative study to understand what constitutes self-advocacy and associated barriers and facilitators throughout hospital transition into the community; and co-design the development of a ‘tool’ to promote self-advocacy across the continuum of care.

Evaluation of the implementation of a novel, interdisciplinary role-based approach to goal setting in a slow to recover brain injury rehabilitation setting.

Doig, E., Pick, V., Turner, B., New, A., Douglas, D., Foster, M.

Hopkins Centre Interdisciplinary Translation Research Grant

$24,801

2017

Mixed methods study to evaluate the implementation of a novel role-based interdisciplinary approach to goal setting in a slow to recover/extended brain injury rehabilitation setting.

The efficacy of telehealth for delivery and sustainability of community rehabilitation programs for adults with acquired brain injury in Queensland.

Turner, B., Kennedy, A., Kendall, M., & Smith, A.

Queensland Health, Community Rehabilitation Workforce Project Research and Development Grant

$19,756

2013/14

Qualitative study to explore the efficacy of telehealth for the delivery of a group-based self-management program for adults with ABI in the community.

Supporting the growth of peer-professional workforces in health care settings: an investigation of the training and support needs of volunteer leaders of the STEPS Program.

Turner, B., Kennedy, A., Kendall, K., & Muenchberger, H.

Queensland Health Health Practitioner Research Scheme - $39,121

2011/2012

Qualitative study to explore the training needs of a volunteer peer-professional leader workforce in the delivery of the STEPS Program.

Efficacy-oriented care: an intervention for brain-injured patients, family members, nurses and allied health professionals.

Kuipers, P., Turner, B., Mitchell, M., Fleming, J., Kendall, M., & Mills, C.

PA Research Foundation Grant

$24,000

2010

Qualitative study to explore the experiences of patients and family members about their involvement in brain injury rehabilitation.

Determinants of successful community transition for individuals with acquired brain injury and their families.

Fleming, J., Cornwell, P., Haines, T., Kendall, M., & Turner, B.

Queensland Health, Community Rehabilitation Research Scheme

$68,853

2007/2008

Mixed method study to examine the experiences and outcomes of individuals with ABI and their families during the transition from hospital to home to better understand the key determinants of successful community reintegration during the transition phase.