TBI Publications

Study used cross-lagged panel and structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques to examine causality between comprehensive indices of mental health (depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction) and functional independence in a national sample of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) over the first 2 years after injury. Participants were 4,674 individuals ...

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 ...

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 ...

Study investigated whether the extent of brainstem traumatic axonal injury (TAI), measured by the number of dorsal brainstem traumatic microbleeds (TMBs), correlates with 1-year functional outcome more strongly than does the number of TMBs in the ventral brainstem, corpus callosal, or entire brain. Further, it was hypothesized that TMBs ...

Study examined how family caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) describe their quality of life in the context of their caregiving role. Fifty-two caregivers of adults with moderate or severe TBI (31 parents and 21 partners/spouses) were recruited from three data collection sites to participate in focus ...

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 identified groupings of community-dwelling individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a cohort recruited in Australia, and compared groupings from the Australian cohort to groupings previously developed for a cohort from the United States (US). A total of 170 participants with TBI from Australia and 504 participants with ...

Study compared the effect of a knowledge translation (KT) strategy using a secret Facebook group, on the knowledge of evidence-based employment research by individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Sixty individuals with TBI were recruited through clubhouse programs in the state where the researchers resided as well as through ...

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 ...

Study examined racial-ethnic differences in depressive symptomatology after spinal cord injury (SCI) and investigated the relationship of multiple additional factors to depressive symptoms, including health behaviors, employment, fatigue, and pain interference. Data were collected from 1,063 participants identified from outpatient records of 3 specialty hospitals in different regions of ...

Study qualitatively analyzed data from a wellness program for patients with spina bifida (SB) and spinal cord injury (SCI) in order to generate software requirements for a goal-setting module within an existing mobile health (mHealth) system. The study also determined what educational content might be necessary to integrate into ...

Study engaged individuals living with serious mental illnesses (SMI) as key stakeholders in user experience design and the development of the WorkingWell mobile app to enhance on-the-job follow-along support. To inform app development, focus groups were conducted in 3 agencies providing individual placement and support (IPS) services to examine ...

Study identified groups of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who differ on 12 dimensions of experience or functioning. These dimensions include: (1) memory, (2) cognitive processing speed, (3) verbal fluency, (4) self-reported cognitive symptoms, (5) independence and self-esteem, (6) resilience, (7) emotional distress, (8) postconcussive symptoms, (9) physical ...

Article describes the development and evaluation of the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile, a patient-reported multidimensional assessment for understanding the social participation after burn injuries. One hundred ninety-two questions representing multiple social participation areas were administered to 601 burn survivors. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis ...

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 ...

Study examined differences in patient outcomes across Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) rehabilitation centers and identified factors that influence these differences using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to analyze prospectively collected data. HLM is a multileveled, linear modeling approach that is especially useful when individuals are nested within centers. ...

This article presents new evidence on employment barriers and workplace disparities facing employees with disabilities, using data from the 2006 General Social Survey to link the disparities to employee attitudes. Analyses examined the interrelations among employment experiences, perceptions, job preferences, and employment outcomes of respondents with and without disabilities. ...