TBI Publications

Article provides an overview of Project Career, a five-year interdisciplinary demonstration project funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). It provides technology-driven supports, merging cognitive support technology (CST) evidence-based practices and rehabilitation counseling, to improve postsecondary and employment outcomes for veteran and civilian ...

Article describes a project underway to increase accessibility of standardized instruments for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) and communicate using American Sign Language (ASL). The researchers propose the development of an online suite of valid assessment instruments in ASL focusing on substance abuse, mental health, ...

This case study provides an understanding of one participant’s experience using a telehealth service delivery approach to working with Project Career for academic and career support. Project Career is a five-year interprofessional demonstration project aimed to improve the academic and career success of undergraduate students who have a traumatic ...

Article describes the creation of an algorithm used to probabilistically link the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (TBIMS) data set to trauma data in state and national trauma databases. When linking through probabilistic means, common data elements in two large, independent data sets can be compared to assess the ...

Study developed, administered, and analyzed the results of a survey assessing knowledge about concussion diagnosis, treatment, and expected recovery among rehabilitation staff across inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings along with sports care clinics. The questions were structured to reflect key areas of concussion knowledge targeted in a prior consensus ...

Study examined the construct validity of the Participation Measure--3 Domains, 4 Dimensions (PM-3D4D), a multidimensional participation measure developed for use in rehabilitation practice. The PM-3D4D is a 19-item measure designed to evaluate participation in 3 domains (productivity, social, and community) across 4 dimensions (diversity, frequency, desire for change, and difficulty). ...

Study evaluated the efficacy of a Web-based group intervention (Online EmReg) to improve emotion regulation (ER) in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Well-developed ER skills enable individuals to modify their emotional and behavioral responses at will and according to goal objectives and situational demands. Ninety-one individuals with TBI ...

Study assessed the frequency of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) acutely after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a large, multi-year, multicenter cohort of TBI patients. Data from 22 acute inpatient brain injury rehabilitation centers and their referring acute-care hospitals in the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) National Database (NDB) ...

Study identified the accessibility needs and preferences of individuals with dexterity impairments when using the mobile health (mHealth) system called iMHere (interactive Mobile Health and Rehabilitation. Nine participants with various levels of dexterity abilities were asked to perform tasks after a one-week field trial to evaluate their performance when ...

Study examined the temporal relationships between depression and behavioral dysfunction in the first year after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The authors hypothesized that 6-month depression would be the stronger contributor to 12-month depression and behavioral dysfunction in a sample of 88 adults with moderate-to-severe TBI. A structural equation ...

Study examined the utility of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI), a measure of postconcussion symptoms used within the Veterans Health Administration (VA), as an index of rehabilitation outcome. Participants were 159 veterans (14 percent with mild TBI; 86 percent with moderate-severe TBI) enrolled in the VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers ...

Study compared participants in the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (TBIMS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) TBIMS. The level of comparability between these 2 databases will help inform generalizability of findings across cohorts. Setting: Inpatient comprehensive interdisciplinary ...

Study developed and tested a conceptual model that is specific to behavioral symptoms after traumatic brain injury (TBI), to serve as a basis for better assessment and treatment. Data were collected from two cohorts of adults with moderate-to-severe TBI: 79 adults with data collected at 6 months post-injury and ...

Study explored how mothers with physical disabilities provide care for their child, including the involvement of the family system and external supports. Seventy-one mothers with a physical disability who had a child aged 0 to 3 years responded to a survey about the system of care used for their ...

Study identified the preferred sources of health information for caregivers supporting individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), spinal cord injuries (SCI), or burn injuries and explored how access to this information could be improved. Thirty-two caregivers participated in semi-structured interviews, which were used in order to develop a more ...

Article describes the Project Career web portal designed assist students with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in postsecondary programs. Referred to as STAR, the portal provides information about: students with TBI, the technology that can be used to accommodate them, other accommodations that can be implemented in the classroom and ...

Article describes the development of a process for assessing the quality of evidence of clinical practices in traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitative care. A multidisciplinary team of clinicians developed discipline-specific clinical questions using the Population, Intervention, Control, Outcome (PICO) process. A systematic review of the literature was conducted for ...

Study investigated trends of hospital-based healthcare utilization among patients admitted to a level I trauma center between January 1, 2006, and June 30, 2014 after experiencing an acute traumatic brain injury (TBI). The medical records of participants were retrospectively reviewed. Outcome measures included the incidence and type of select ...