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Impact of intervention strategies on motor vehicle accident - induced head injury survivors in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa Nkwanyana, Nhlakanipho Lawrence The study explored the role of psychological interventions in the delivery of healthcare for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This was a case study of selected road accident-induced TBI survivors drawn from my practice as a clinical psychologist. In this connection, I was conscious of my dual role as a researcher and practitioner. I accordingly employed a practice-based enquiry perspective for the purposes of pursuing canons of research quality as well as ethically grounding the study. Data was collected using in-depth phenomenological interviews with selected participants from road accident-induced TBI survivors. There were three main findings. The first was that psychological interventions are one part of a conglomeration of necessary treatments in the delivery of healthcare for TBI survivors. This suggests that the multi-dimensional nature of the disease requires a multidisciplinary approach. The second finding is that healthcare pathways towards recovery - beyond consultations with experts following brain injury - were blurred. Without a clear healthcare roadmap, it is difficult to imagine what chances TBI patients have for recovery. The third finding is that the TBI survivors were not attended to on a timely basis - raising concerns about the likelihood of deterioration and complications of their condition. The study concludes that, while psychological interventions are a necessary and important part of healthcare delivery, they alone are not sufficient to set a TBI patient onto a recovery trajectory. Thus, the main recommendation is that further research on the management of TBI in South Africa be carried out - to develop more appropriate and effective intervention strategies. A proposed framework to contribute to this effort is provided in this study. University of Zululand 2024 Thesis en https://uzspace.unizulu.ac.za/handle/10530/2604 https://uzspace.unizulu.ac.za/bitstreams/a3d6f1d4-bc5c-4711-8e32-3d2b3502a289/download a688e5de55b772cae2fc49ca39192b96 https://uzspace.unizulu.ac.za/bitstreams/3ad601a0-5478-44ce-a4e2-0a8b65854768/download 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 https://uzspace.unizulu.ac.za/bitstreams/fbd21b7e-0057-4cd7-9539-6ac0511c7db0/download 94890c34bd687c8834218640e3e4cb80