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This study used a prospective longitudinal design to quantify fatigue and associated factors during the first 2 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Fifty-one individuals were assessed at 3 time points: within the first 6, 12, and 18-24 months after TBI. Self-reported fatigue improved during the first year, as ...

Primary objective: Describe physical impairment at rehabilitation admission and 1-year after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. Research design: Prospective longitudinal multi-centre descriptive analysis. Methods and procedures: Physical examination variables were analysed for all subjects in the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems database from 1988-2002 that had data both at rehabilitation ...

Purpose: To develop a single TBI severity classification system based on commonly used TBI severity measures and indicators that (1) maximally uses available positive evidence to classify TBI severity in three categories: (a) Moderate-Severe (Definite) TBI, (b) Mild (Probable) TBI, (c) Symptomatic (Possible) TBI; (2) reflects current clinical knowledge ...

Objective: To identify patient features associated with early and late depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants: 3 clinical trauma groups (mild TBI, moderate-severe TBI, orthopedic injury) and their significant others. Measures: Preinjury: age, education, substance abuse, and psychiatric history; Injury severity: classification using Glasgow Coma Scale and cranial ...

To test if observed vs. expected mortality differs by age among traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases, a population-based, historical cohort study was conducted in Olmsted County, Minnesota. From all residents with any diagnosis suggestive of TBI 1985–1999, we randomly sampled 7,800 and reviewed their medical records to confirm the ...

Objective: To investigate the contribution of activity-related satisfaction and perceived self-efficacy to global life satisfaction after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants: Convenience sample of 97 adults who were living in their community at least 6 months after sustaining a TBI. Measures: Community Integration Questionnaire, Quality of Community Integration Questionnaire, ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationships among intoxication at time of injury, pre-injury history of problem drinking, and early functional status in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Acute inpatient TBI rehabilitation. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 1748 persons with TBI. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Blood alcohol levels (BALs) were ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether older persons are at increased risk for progressive functional decline after traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING: Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) rehabilitation centers. PARTICIPANTS: Subjects enrolled in the TBIMS national dataset. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Disability Rating Scale ...

This study examined the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) in 95 individuals who had suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were recruited from a rehabilitation hospital (n=60) and a military hospital (n=35); despite differences in demographics and injury characteristics groups did not differ on any of the clinical scales ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between gender and cognitive recovery 1 year following traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS: Patients with blunt TBI were identified from the TBI Model Systems of Care National Database, multi-centre cohort study. The included patients (n = 325) were 16-45 years at injury, admitted to ...

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated performance of home management activities 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI), as reported on the Functional Status Examination. METHOD: Home management performance of 164 rehabilitation inpatients (mean age 35.4 years, 77% men, 75% white) with moderate to severe TBI was examined in relation to ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of pain 1 yr after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and identify predictors from the time of injury. Additionally, factors related to pain at 1 yr after injury were examined along with the impact of pain on community participation. DESIGN: Prospective cohort ...

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OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the psychometric properties of indices of a lifetime history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). PARTICIPANTS: Convenience samples recruited from 2 treatment programs for persons with substance use disorders: N = 119 (study 1) and N = 103 (study 2) DESIGN: Test interrater reliability (study 1) and predictive ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there are sex differences in employment 1 year after traumatic brain injury. DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING: Acute care hospitals in South Carolina and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) rehabilitation centers. PARTICIPANTS: Subjects in the TBIMS national dataset and the South Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury ...

OBJECTIVES: Ethnic disparities in access to acute rehabilitation and in long-term global neurologic outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI) have been previously documented. The current study was undertaken to determine whether there are specific types of functional deficits that disproportionately affect ethnic minorities after TBI. METHODS: The TBI Clinical ...

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To determine if plasma levels of 24S-hydroxycholesterol, the primary catabolite of brain cholesterol, provide a measure of axonal damage in acute brain trauma. RESEARCH DESIGN: Determination of plasma 24S-hydroxycholesterol in a series of persons admitted to an intensive care unit for treatment of closed head injury. METHODS ...