Errorless Learning for Everyday Functioning in Adults With Brain Injury: A Scoping Review

BackgroundErrorless learning is an intervention technique used in acquired brain injury (ABI) rehabilitation. To support the use of this intervention within occupational therapy practice, it is important to know how errorless learning has been applied to (re)train daily functions.ObjectivesTo describe the empirical literature on errorless learning applied to everyday functioning in adults with ABI.MethodA scoping review was conducted with systematic searching of four databases (i.e., AMED, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO) and screening by independent reviewers.Findings41 experiments from 34 papers met eligibility criteria. Errorless learning has been heterogeneously delineated, described, and applied. Operationalization of everyday functioning has been poorly reported, and mostly applied to technology use and instrumental activities of daily living.ImplicationsGreater clarity and detail of errorless learning interventions are required, and more research is needed on its applications to everyday functioning.