TBIncredible is a therapy program that serves the brain injured community by providing positive, artistic recreational activities to aid the brain injury recovery process.
Objective:
To synthesize evidence for the effectiveness of self-management interventions for chronic health conditions that have symptom overlap with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in order to extract recommendations for self-management intervention in persons with TBI.
Design:
An umbrella review of existing systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials or nonrandomized studies targeting ...
Study examined the relationship between neuropsychological test performance and the status of employment and academic pursuit outcomes at 1 year following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Variables used in the analysis included demographic factors, injury severity indices, and neuropsychological test scores. Results indicated that neuropsychological performance at 1 year following ...
Study assessing the importance of comorbid medical illnesses in predicting mortality for a geriatric rehabilitation sample independently of other demographic and clinical characteristics. Participants were 667 inpatients followed between 1 and 3 years at an urban rehabilitation hospital. It was found that more severe comorbid medical illnesses, worse physical ...
Study examined the relationship between outcome following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the distance from the patient's residence to both the physician follow-up and to prescribed outpatient therapy. Participants were interviewed approximately 1 month after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation to collect information regarding living situation, location and nature of ...
Self-directed learning module for medical practitioners highlights new advances in joint and connective tissue diseases. Discusses treatment and outcome in rheumatoid arthritis, musculoskeletal involvement in human immunodeficiency virus infection, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, and intra articular injection of corticosteroids.
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Study evaluated the reliability, validity, and normative performance of the Cognitive Log (Cog-Log), a bedside screening measure that assesses orientation, memory, praxis, concentration, response inhibition, and executive functioning in rehabilitation inpatients. Participants included 150 patients with acquired brain injury and 83 young adults without acquired brain injury were included ...
Objective: To investigate the relation between duration of posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) and functional outcome in a traumatically brain injured population. Patients: Two hundred seventy-six patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were admitted to a Level I university trauma center and required inpatient rehabilitation. Measures: Duration of PTA was ...
Study examined Internet and social media use among adults with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and compared demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with Internet use between those with and without TBI. Participants were drawn from 10 TBI Model Systems centers. A total of 337 participants with moderate-to-severe TBI completed ...
The International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) is dedicated to the development and support of multidisciplinary medical and clinical professionals, advocates, policy makers, consumers and others who work to improve outcomes and opportunities for persons with brain injury.
PsychBITE is a database that catalogues studies of cognitive, behavioural and other treatments for psychological problems and issues occurring as a consequence of acquired brain impairment (ABI).
The Moving Ahead Centre of Research Excellence in Brain Recovery takes a multidisciplinary, multisite approach to address the psychosocial rehabilitation of people with TBI.
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
Disability.gov is the federal government website for comprehensive information on disability programs and services nationwide.You can find thousands of resources on topics, such as applying for Social Security disability benefits, finding a job and paying for accessible housing, to name just a few. ...
Established in 1992, the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) represents a unique collaboration between the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). The underlying goal of DVBIC is to ensure that active duty military and veterans ...
This video series developed by the Brain Injury Clinical Team at Craig Hospital highlights the different stages of a traumatic brain injury and recovery process.
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), the country’s oldest and largest nationwide brain injury advocacy organization, advances brain injury prevention, research, treatment and education, and advocacy and improves the quality of life for all individuals impacted by brain injury.