title: A model for neurorehabilitation after severe traumatic brain injury: facilitating patient participation and learning.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  During intensive neurorehabilitation, it is a professional challenge that patients with severe traumatic brain injury may have changed abilities to learn.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To develop, initially test, and evaluate a model for neurorehabilitation aimed at systematizing and facilitating professionals' efforts of promoting patients' participation and learning.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative study inspired by action research. Empirical data were analyzed by a theoretical framework of "didactic relation model," "situated learning theory," and neurophysiologic/neuropsychological categories of learning premises.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our findings indicate that the model for neurorehabilitation expands and systematizes the professional's reflections and interventions aimed at facilitating learning among patients with traumatic brain injury.
authors.affiliation: Hammel Neurorehabilitation and Research Centre, Research Unit, Hammel, Denmark. lena.aadal@hammel.rm.dk
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aadal
authors.forename: Marit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kirkevold
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003718:Denmark; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index