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).