Presented by OZC Support Manager Michelle Young at the WFNR Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group

1. METHOD
RESULTS 1
• The mean length of time for
service use was 1.06 years (first
cohort) and 3.4 years (second
cohort).
• The eleven LT users, 7 of whom
were male, used the service for a
mean of 9.45 years (range 5-13
years).
• There were no significant
differences in age, or time
between insult and use of the
service.
CONCLUSIONS
Some survivors of brain injury require this clinical service for years. These are
less likely to have sustained a TBI and to need reminders about rest and more
likely to need reminders about finances than typical users.
• Fewer of the LT users had
sustained a traumatic brain injury
(27% compared to 32.5% and
37% in earlier cohorts) and, of
course, there was a difference in
the length of time the service was
used.
• For all users, reminders about
medication, food and orientation
were the most frequent
messages sent.
RESULTS 2
Long Term Users of a Paging System: How do they
differ from typical users of this service?
Barbara A Wilson & Michelle J Young,
The Oliver Zangwill Centre, Ely, UK. www.neuropage.nhs.uk
• In 2003 we reported a paging system to reduce the everyday
memory and planning problems of survivors of brain injury.
• A ten year follow up study (2011) compared the first cohort (N=40)
with a later cohort (N=40).
• As from 2007 people could choose to have messages sent via
mobile phone.
• We analysed the characteristics of 11 long term (LT) users and
compared these to previous cohorts.
• LT users were more
likely to require
messages to do with
finances and less likely
to require messages
about rest.
• More LT users were
female (36% versus
25% and 20% in
previous cohorts).