Year
2016
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Sydney Business School
Recommended Citation
Gordon, Robert, Long-term service utilisation patterns following traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury: a study conducted in the policy context of the NSW Lifetime Care and Support Scheme, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong, 2016. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4851
Abstract
This thesis aims to make a contribution to knowledge about long-term service utilisation following severe traumatic brain injury or traumatic spinal cord injury in NSW. The origins of the study that underpin this thesis are linked to the 2006 introduction of the Lifetime Care and Support Scheme (LTCS Scheme) in NSW. At the time the scheme was introduced, it was known that despite the number of catastrophic injuries being low, lifetime costs would be very significant. Industry stakeholders recognised the importance of developing a better understanding of long-term service utilisation patterns for those who would be eligible for entry into the scheme.
In this context, a prospective, multi-centre, cross-sectional study of 111 individuals was conducted. Andersen’s Health Behavioural model was used as a theoretical framework to examine the array of factors that potentially influence long-term utilisation patterns. Four cohorts of study participants were recruited from the three specialist brain injury and two specialist spinal cord injury rehabilitation units in NSW. Four cohorts at two, five, 10 and >15 years post-injury were recruited into the study.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.