TBI Publications

Study investigated the influence of race, gender, functional ability, and an array of preinjury, injury-related, and sociodemographic variables on life satisfaction trajectories over 10 years following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Using data from the TBI Model Systems database, a total of 3,157 individuals with TBI were included in ...

Study compared patient functional outcomes across Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) rehabilitation centers and identified sociodemographic, clinical, and injury characteristics that influenced patient those outcomes. Data were analyzed for 5,505 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) admitted to 19 TBIMS rehabilitation centers over a 10-year period (2003-2012). Functional ...

Article describes the development and calibration of the Traumatic Brain Injury Quality-of-Life (TBI-QOL), a comprehensive patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measurement system specifically for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The TBI-QOL was developed in 2 distinct phases. The initial phase focused on development of the domain structure, evaluation of extant ...

BACKGROUND: Long-term mortality may be increased following traumatic brain injury (TBI); however, the degree to which survival could be reduced is unknown. We aimed at modelling life expectancy following post-acute TBI to provide predictions of longevity and quantify differences in survivorship with the general population. METHODS: A population-based retrospective cohort ...

Article focuses on the first ‘‘A’’ in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). That first ‘‘A’’ in the ADA’s law and policy framework is to apply to all qualified individuals with disabilities residing, working, recreating, using the web, and engaged in daily life activities with private and public organizations ...

Study evaluate sleep quality, its correlates, and the effect of telephone-based problem-solving treatment (PST) in active duty post-deployment service members with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). A total of 356 service members with combat-related mTBI were randomly assigned to education-only (EO) and PST groups (178 in each group). Both ...

Study examined the relationship between ratings of sleep dysfunction and serial cognitive assessments among patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) over the first 3 week of acute neurorehabilitation. Sleep-wake cycle disturbance (SWCD) was assessed using the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised 98 and cognitive recovery was measure with the Cognitive ...

Article presents two original studies to demonstrate how advanced technology may be integrated into subacute rehabilitation after central nervous system injuries. The first study addresses the feasibility of brain-computer interface with patients on an inpatient spinal cord injury unit. The second study explores the validity of two virtual environments ...

Document presents the protocol for a study that will investigate whether treatment with sumatriptan is effective in treating post-traumatic headache pain in people who have had a mild, moderate, or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The sample will include 40 subjects who will be recruited from patients discharged from the ...

This literature review examined specific issues related to sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in spinal cord injury (SCI), including the incidence, prevalence, symptoms, evaluation, treatment, and outcomes. An extensive search of PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and Web of Science databases was conducted to identify relevant studies. Of the 703 articles ...

Study evaluated the influence of demographic variables and vocational rehabilitation (VR) services on the employment outcomes of 1,546 transition-age youth (16-25 years of age) with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Purposeful selection of multivariate logistic regression was employed to analyze the data. Results indicated that receipt of more VR services ...

Study examined whether a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with an earlier age of symptom onset and diagnosis in a large sample of patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). Data on 678 patients with bvFTD were obtained from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data ...

Study examined the relationship between employment and the management of physical health and functioning as described by individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who had worked at some time after injury. Six focus groups were conducted at 2 sites and included 44 participants with SCI. Heterogeneous and homogeneous groups ...

Article explores a sampling of assistive technologies that hold promise for improving outcomes in three primary environments associated with physical and social contexts in which major changes are occurring for transition-age youth: secondary education, self-management, and employment. These examples are by no means comprehensive, but are meant to illustrate ...

Study examined sex-based differences in self-reported and close other-reported perceptions of pragmatic communication skills in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants included 160 adults with medically documented TBI and 81 adults without TBI who served as a control group. One family member or friend was nominated by each ...

Study assessed the test-retest reliability of the Ohio State University Traumatic Brain Injury Identification Method (OSU TBI-ID), modified for use as a computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI), to capture traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other substantial bodily injuries. Four subsamples of 50 individuals, including people with no major lifetime injury, ...

Study investigated the frequency and types of wheelchair repairs and associated adverse consequences among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Individuals who received care at 9 SCI Model Systems Centers and who use a wheelchair more than 40 hours each week were surveyed. Survey questions addressed the number of ...

Study examined the contribution patient and injury characteristics, inpatient rehabilitation therapy activities, and neurotropic medications to outcomes at discharge and 9 months postdischarge for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data were obtained from 2,130 patients admitted to 10 acute inpatient rehabilitation centers as part of a comparative effectiveness ...

Article describes the activities and interim outcomes of a multi-site development project called Project Career, designed to promote cognitive support technology (CST) use and employment success for college and university students with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Fifty-six students with TBI have participated to date (April 30, 2015) across three ...

Article introduces a journal issue devoted to the Traumatic Brain Injury-Practice Based Evidence (TBI-PBE) study, thought to be the first practice-based evidence study of traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation. The study enrolled individuals with TBI receiving initial inpatient rehabilitation at 9 rehabilitation centers across the United States and 1 ...