The research behind Take Charge!

Take Charge! brings together research evidence, lived experience and clinical expertise.

Why fatigue?

Fatigue can affect participation, school, family life and quality of life. It is also difficult to see, describe and manage, particularly when support is fragmented across settings.

Links to papers on how common and impactful fatigue is, for example in cerebral palsy and brain injury, to be supplied

Current research

The student researchers working on Take Charge! and what each of their projects is about.

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Jess

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Chloe

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Research by our team

Publications

Publication

The assessment and management of fatigue following paediatric acquired brain injury: rehabilitation clinicians’ perspectives

Mazzone O, Conroy R, Jenkin T, Scheinberg A, Knight S. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 2025;35(5):930–959. Published online 30 July 2024.

Plain-language summary

Eleven Australian rehabilitation clinicians described how they recognise, assess and manage fatigue after paediatric acquired brain injury. They emphasised that fatigue needs to be understood in the context of each individual child, and that useful management depends on children, families, schools and rehabilitation teams developing a shared understanding and adjusting strategies together over time.

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Presentations

Presentation

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Further publications and presentations will be added as they become available.