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Objectives: To determine the efficacy of a web-based transfer training module at improving transfer technique across 3 groups: web-based training, in-person training (current standard of practice), and a waitlist control group (WLCG); and secondarily, to determine subject factors that can be used to predict improvements in transfer ability after training. Design: ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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Presents a set of guidelines for psychologists to follow in assessment of the legal competency of older adults. Also describes the development of the assessment guidelines and discusses the usefulness of practice guidelines in general.

Article describes the sensations of instability reported by patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Ten subjects with TBI and complaints of instability and 10 without TBI were evaluated for gait and balance deficits using the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), caloric irrigation, optokinetic testing, a Dix-Hallpike Test, posturography, and motion ...

Discusses the biologic effects of aquatic rehabilitation and hydrotherapy. Discusses: aquatic physics and biomechanics; impact of aquatic therapy on the circulatory, pulmonary, renal, nervous, and musculoskeletal system, conditioning effects, and weight control issues.

Summarizes the current state of the art in aquatic rehabilitation. Introductory comments to focused journal issue.

Surveys the state of rehabilitation care in a hospital setting. Topics covered include: an overview of the history of inpatient rehabilitation care and rehabilitation facilities; administrative and practice structures within facilities; and potential risks and hazards associated with current practices. ...

Article describes the use of a confidential consultation Web site to provide expert recommendations and advice to front-line telephone staff at a different site who provided information and assistance to individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The use of the Internet consultation method proved convenient to all users, improved ...

Article describes the development of a telephone follow-up program that addresses the needs of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families during the first year after injury. Eighty-four TBI survivors and their families participated in the program. Information regarding the number of contacts, areas of concern for ...