Publications

RAIL recent key publications

  • Bould, E., Brusco, N. K., & Callaway, L. (2025). Pilot of an animal-assisted activity program to support intergenerational and intercultural community connections to reduce loneliness and social isolation. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2025.101970
  • Bould, E., Tate, R., Simpson, G., Brusco, N., Licciardi, L., & Callaway, L. (2023). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Assistive Technology for Executive Function Support for People With Acquired Brain Injury: Protocol for Single-Case Experimental Designs. JMIR Res Protoc, 12, e48503. https://doi.org/10.2196/48503
  • Brusco, N. K., Ekegren, C. L., Morris, M. E., Hill, K. D., Lee, A. L., Somerville, L., Lannin, N. A., Abdelmotaleb, R., Callaway, L., Whittaker, S. L., Taylor, N. F., & My Therapy Consortium. (2024). Outcomes of the My Therapy self-management program in people admitted for rehabilitation: A stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial. Ann Phys Rehabil Med, 67(8), 101867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2024.101867
  • Callaway, L., Bragge, P., Cong-Lem, N., Delafosse, V., Lennox, A., Hill, K. D., & Layton, N. (2025). A review of international clinical guidelines that inform the use of assistive technology to support adults living with progressive or complex conditions. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2025.2449993
  • Dorward, E., Devlin, A., Brusco, N. K., Dulfer, F., Whittaker, S. L., Reeder, S., & Ekegren, C. L. (2025). Patients' perceptions of participating in self-directed activities outside supervised occupational and physiotherapy within inpatient and home-based rehabilitation settings: a qualitative study. Disabil Rehabil, 47(3), 592-600. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2341872
  • Ekegren, C.L. and Meyer, L. (joint 1st authors), Callisaya, M., Ashe, M.C., Baldwin, C.P., Soh, S.E., Mackey, D. (2025) Measuring physical activity in hospital settings: A scoping review of randomized controlled trials. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 26(6), 105563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105563
  • Ekegren, C., Skouteris, H., Ayton, D., & Soh, S. E. (2023). Impact of the Exercise Right for Active Ageing program on physical function in older adults: a quasi-experimental pre-post study. BMC Geriatr, 23(1), 799. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04499-5
  • Lalor, A., Callaway, L., Koritsas, S., Curran-Bennett, A., Wong, R., Zannier, R., & Hill, K. (2023). Interventions to reduce falls in community-dwelling adults with intellectual disability: a systematic review. J Intellect Disabil Res, 67(11), 1073-1095. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13066
  • Layton, N., Bould, E., Buchanan, R., Bredin, J., & Callaway, L. (2023). Inclusive Research in Health, Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology: Beyond the Binary of the 'Researcher' and the 'Researched. In P. O'Brien (Ed.), Inclusive Research: Is the Road More or Less Well Travelled? (pp. 165-177). Basel: MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-6309-1
  • Layton, N., Lalor, A., Slatyer, S., Lee, D. A., Bryant, C., Watson, M., Khushu, A., Burton, E., Oliveira, D., Brusco, N. L., Jacinto, A., Tiller, E., & Hill, K. D. (2023). Who cares for the carer? Codesigning a carer health and wellbeing clinic for older care partners of older people in Australia. Health Expect, 26(6), 2644-2654. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13863
  • Lee, D. A., Callisaya, M., Meyer, C., Taylor, M. E., Lawler, K., Levinger, P., Hunter, S., Mackey, D., Burton, E., Brusco, N., Haines, T. P., Ekegren, C., Crabtree, A., Licciardi, L., & Hill, K. D. (2024). Changing the focus: Facilitating engagement in physical activity for people living with mild dementia in a local community-Protocol for a pre-post mixed methods feasibility study. PLoS One, 19(9), e0307018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307018
  • Lee, D. A., Russell, G., Haines, T. P., Hill, K. D., O'Connor, C. M. C., Layton, N., Swaffer, K., Long, M., Devanny, C., & Callisaya, M. L. (2024). Dementia Rehabilitation Training for General Practitioners and Practice Nurses: Does It Make a Difference? Nurs Rep, 14(4), 3108-3125. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040226
  • Parekh, A., Hill, K. D., & Guerbaai, R. A. (2025). Exploring Post-Fall Management Interventions in Long-Term Care Facilities and Hospitals for Older Adults: A Scoping Review. J Clin Nurs, 34(2), 408-421. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.17546
  • Putrik, P., Grobler, L., Lalor, A., Ramsay, H., Gorelik, A., Karnon, J., Parker, D., Morgan, M., Buchbinder, R., & O'Connor, D. (2024). Models for delivery and co‐ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged care facilities. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013880.pub2
  • Sari, Y. M., Hill, K. D., Burton, E., Lee, D. A., & Lalor, A. F. (2024). Experiences of Indonesian people with dementia and carers undertaking an online-delivered exercise program. Dementia (London), 23(4), 584-609. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012241235688
  • Whittaker, S. L., Brusco, N. K., Hill, K. D., & Taylor, N. F. (2024). Self-management Programs Within Rehabilitation Yield Positive Health Outcomes at a Small Increased Cost Compared With Usual Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 105(10), 1946-1960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.05.007

Opportunities and Challenges in Rehabilitation, Ageing, and Independent Living: A White Paper by Friends of the RAIL Research Centre

Front cover of a booklet titled: 'Opportunities and Challenges in Rehabilitation, Ageing, and Independent Living: A White Paper by Friends of the REAIL Research Centre Working with Friends of the Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, RAIL staff hosted a round table focus group in November 2023. This round table aimed to listen to the views of Friends of RAIL regarding opportunities and challenges they saw across the areas of rehabilitation, ageing and independent living. The RAIL team wanted to learn from our Friends and then think about research and projects that the RAIL Research Centre may undertake that could either harness the opportunities or address the identified challenges.

We found different themes from what our Friends told us across the topics of rehabilitation, ageing and independent living and we have reported these themes using images, diagrams, and words in the white paper (select the image on the right side to download a copy of the white paper). We thank our Friends for their significant contributions to this paper!