TBI Publications

Study examined the use of occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), and speech therapy (ST) treatment activities throughout the acute rehabilitation stay of 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 study ...

Article describes the evaluation of a simulation interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum, including faculty training as debriefers/facilitators, identify learning objectives and outcomes. Providing IPE to health professional students can prepare them in the workforce to have the necessary skills to function in a collaborative practice ready environment. The IPE simulation ...

Study examined patients’ daily level of effort in occupational, physical, and speech therapy sessions during traumatic brain injury (TBI) inpatient rehabilitation and evaluated how age, injury severity, cognitive impairment, and time are associated with effort. A secondary analysis was conducted of data from 1,946 patients with a primary diagnosis ...

Study examined the type and quantity of wheelchair skills training (WST) and adaptive equipment provided by occupational therapists and physical therapists during inpatient spinal cord injury (SCI) and the methods used to determine wheelchair prescriptions. The study also examined the timing of receipt of definitive wheelchairs, and patient satisfaction ...

This perspective article reviews the evolution of mHealth technologies and presents insights as to how this evolution informed the development of a novel mHealth system, iMHere (interactive mobile health and rehabilitation), and other technologies, including those used by the Veterans Administration. The term “mHealth” refers to the concept of ...

Study assessed the feasibility and validity of a mobile health (mHealth) system for conducting ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of mood-related symptoms after traumatic brain injury (TBI). EMA involves repeated assessment of individuals in real time, over time, in their natural environments and across different contexts, enabling a more comprehensive ...

Study investigated relationships between genetic variation that affects dopaminergic signaling and functional recovery at 6 and 12 months after traumatic brain injury (TBI). As dopamine neurotransmission impacts cognition, it was hypothesized that variants in the linked dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) and ankyrin repeat and kinase domain (ANKK1) genes might ...

This secondary analysis of a prospective, multi-center traumatic brain injury (TBI) registry examined the risk of institutionalization for individuals who sustained moderate and severe TBI and received inpatient rehabilitation. The study population included 7,219 patients with moderate-severe TBI in the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database enrolled from ...

Study identified predictors of the severity of agitated behavior during inpatient traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation. Data were obtained from 2,130 patients admitted to 10 acute inpatient rehabilitation centers as part of a comparative effectiveness study in which patient characteristics, environmental factors, and interventions were evaluated to identify factors ...

Study examined data from the second National Longitudinal Transition Study to identify variables associated with post-high school competitive employment, and to develop a logistic regression model for predicting successful employment outcomes. Data were analyzed for 2,900 special education students who exited high school in the 2002-2003 school year. The ...

Article discusses the types, causes, and treatment of fatigue after traumatic brain injury (TBI). It includes self-help tips for decreasing fatigue, which includes feelings of exhaustion, tiredness, weariness, or lack of energy.

Study examined the effects of strategy training, a behavioral intervention used to augment usual inpatient rehabilitation, on apathy symptoms over the first 6 months after stroke. Thirty participants with acute stroke who exhibited cognitive impairments and were admitted for inpatient rehabilitation were randomized to receive strategy training (1 session ...

Study assessed the frequency of, causes for, and factors associated with acute rehospitalization during 9 months after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data were obtained from 1,850 patients admitted to 10 acute inpatient rehabilitation centers as part of a comparative effectiveness study in which patient ...

Study examined the relationship among resilience, psychological distress, adjustment, and community participation in 96 adult survivors of mild-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (10-item version) was used to assess resilience, the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) was used to characterize psychological distress, and the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Index ...

Article describes checklists that can be helpful to developers of research proposals in specifying what treatments will be delivered and how they will be measured as well as to authors who, when all data have been analyzed, set out to inform others of their findings. Observers commonly note the ...

Article addresses the expectation of an evidence-based standard to determine assistive technology (AT) product efficacy, and the impact of this standard on the transfer, use, and payment for assistive technologies designed for persons with disabilities. The authors discuss alternative options for evidence of AT effectiveness, recommendations on how to develop ...

Study examined current state-level efforts to identify and provide special education and related services to children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A 1999 survey of State Directors of Special Education revealed that most states had emerging initiatives for children with TBI and were expanding their capacity to serve this growing ...

Study assessed the incidence of, causes for, and factors associated with readmission to an acute care hospital (RTAC) during inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data on RTAC incidence, RTAC causes, rehabilitation length of stay (RLOS), and rehabilitation discharge location were analyzed for 2,130 individuals with TBI admitted ...

Article introduces a special journal issue focusing on “scholarship of practice”, conceptualized as the close relationship and ongoing dynamic interplay between scholars, practitioners, and community members working together in a complex context. This approach proposes that community members and participants become the critical players and collaborators in the creation ...