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The present study used the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research (NIDRR) funded Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) database to examine the effect of gender on presentation of executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and variables that might impact the course and degree of recovery. The ...

OBJECTIVE: To study cognitive, communication, and social changes experienced by individuals between 1 and 5 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: TBI Model System Database with 927 eligible subjects using a cohort with complete 1- and 5-year data (N = 292). MAIN OUTCOME ...

OBJECTIVE: Study functional changes between one and five years after traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: TBI Model Systems National Database subjects using cohort with complete one and five year data (n = 301). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Disability Rating Scale (DRS) Level of Functioning and ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine job stability moderating variables and develop a postinjury work stability prediction model. DESIGN: Multicenter analysis of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who returned for follow-up at 1, 2, and 3, or 4 years postinjury, were of working age (between 18 and 62 years of age ...

OBJECTIVE: To compare demographics, injury characteristics, therapy service and intensity, and outcome in minority versus nonminority patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: Twenty medical centers. PARTICIPANTS: Two thousand twenty patients (men, n=1,518; women, n=502; nonminority, n=1,168; minority, n=852) with TBI enrolled in the Traumatic Brain ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine concordance between patient and family report of neurobehavioral symptoms and problems across 6 domains of function and 3 levels of injury severity at 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal design with follow-up between 10 and 14 months postinjury. SETTING: Seventeen Traumatic Brain ...

OBJECTIVES: To study group changes over time after traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: TBI Model System Database with 1160 subjects using cohort with complete data. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and Disability Rating Scale (DRS) at rehabilitation discharge and annually after injury. ...

OBJECTIVE: This article describes the Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI), an Internet resource that provides information on brain injury outcome measures. Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), the COMBI is a collaborative project of eight Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System ...

Abstract Dahlberg CA, Cusick CP, Hawley LA, Newman JK, Morey CE. Harrison-Felix CL, Whiteneck GG. Treatment efficacy of social communication skills training after traumatic brain injury: a randomized treatment and deferred treatment controlled trial. Objective To evaluate the efficacy of a replicable group treatment program to improve social ...

ABSTRACT Objective: To examine racial differences in employment status and occupational status 1 year after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Longitudinal dataset of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems national database. Participants: Subjects with primarily moderate to severe TBI (3468 whites vs 1791 minorities) hospitalized ...

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 ...

Objective: To evaluate the ability of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures collected from people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to provide predictive value for rehabilitation outcomes over and above standard predictors. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Academic medical center. Participants: Persons (N_54) with TBI greater than 1 year postinjury. ...

ABSTRACT Background: Verbal learning and strategic processing deficits are common sequelae of traumatic brain injury (TBI); however, the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying such deficits remain poorly understood. Methods: We performed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in 25 individuals with chronic TBI (>1 year after injury) and 20 matched healthy controls. ...

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe frequency and magnitude of caregivers’ emotional distress and life satisfaction using standardized assessment procedures; compare distress levels among spouses, parents, and other caregivers; and identify risk factors. Design: Prospective collaborative cohort study. Setting: Six Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Centers providing neurotrauma care, rehabilitation, and ...

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects of participation in a memory group intervention focusing on internal strategy use on persons with traumatic brain injury–related memory impairment. Participants: Ninety-four adults with traumatic brain injury (54 in the experimental group and 40 controls) and resulting memory impairment, with severities ranging from ...

Primary objective: To determine test–re-test reliability of the VIrtual Planning Test (VIP) in a group of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Research design: Single-group repeated measures design. Methods and procedures: Seventy-five individuals with TBI were administered the VIP, with 6–8 weeks between the two test sessions. Main outcomes ...

ABSTRACT Cognitive deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI) commonly include difficulties with memory, attention, and executive dysfunction. These deficits are amenable to cognitive rehabilitation, but optimally selecting rehabilitation programs for individual patients remains a challenge. Recent methods for quantifying regional brain morphometry allow for automated quantification of tissue volumes ...

Attention deficits are one of the most profound problems facing the traumatic brain injured individual. The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) inpatient population in the rehabilitation unit is difficult to study with new technology because it is often very difficult to render andevaluate such interventions in the short time span ...