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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 ...

Objective:  To determine disparities in pain severity, pain interference, and history of pain treatment for non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic pain. Setting:  Community following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Participants:  A total of 621 individuals with medically documented moderate to severe TBI who had received acute trauma care ...

Objective To investigate catastrophizing and self-efficacy for managing pain among Non-Hispanic Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics with chronic pain after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and whether coping interacts with race/ethnicity to predict participation outcomes. Setting Community after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Participants 621 individuals with moderate to severe TBI and chronic pain, who completed follow-up ...

What Is Nutrition? Nutrition is the way your body uses the six major nutrients needed for health and function. Water Fats Protein Vitamins Carbohydrates Minerals Why Is Nutrition Important? Your body changes after spinal cord injury (SCI). There is usually reduced muscle and bone mass, added fat, and other changes that make it critical to follow a healthy diet ...

¿Qué es la nutrición? La nutrición es la forma en que su cuerpo utiliza los seis nutrientes principales necesarios para la salud y su funcionamiento. Agua Grasas Proteína Vitaminas Carbohidratos Minerales ¿Por qué es importante la nutrición? Su cuerpo cambia después de una lesión de la médula espinal (LME). Por lo general, hay una reducción de la masa muscular ...

What is the study about? This study’s aim was to assess the effectiveness of group wheelchair maintenance training. What did the study find? This study found that after the training program, participants saw an improvements in their ability to complete maintenance (capacity) and how often they did maintenance (performance) for both manual (MWC) ...

What is the study about? This study looked at chronic pain severity, its interference with daily function, and the history of pain treatment across several demographics of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). What did the study find? The study found that individuals with TBI who identified as Black reported greater pain severity ...

What is the study about? This study looks at the perceived barriers to return to driving in people who were not driving after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It looks at how perceived barriers are related to sex, race, and psychosocial factors. What did the study find? Physical abilities, opinions from medical providers, ...

Objective Examine considerations and perceived barriers to return to driving, and their association with psychosocial outcomes among adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were not driving. Methods 174 adults with moderate-to-severe TBI enrolled in the TBI Model System participated in this cross-sectional study. All participants were drivers prior to their TBI. Outcome ...

Objective To examine the differences in participation, life satisfaction, and psychosocial outcomes among individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) endorsing current, past, or no chronic pain. Design Multisite, crosssectional observational cohort study. Results Persons with current chronic pain demonstrated higher scores on measures of PTSD, anxiety, and depression, and the lower scores on measures of ...

Objective To estimate the prevalence of chronic pain after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and identify characteristics that differ from those without chronic pain. Design A multisite, cross-sectional observational cohort study. Results 46% reported current chronic pain, 14% reported past (post-injury) chronic pain, and 40% reported no chronic pain. Bivariate differences in sociodemographic and injury characteristics ...

Objective Identify determinants to chronic pain healthcare for persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) informed by an Access to Care Framework. Findings related to the Access Framework’s core domains of identifying a need, perceptions of the need, and seeking healthcare are reported. Design Descriptive, qualitative study. Results For the overall sample, 14 facilitators and 6 barriers were endorsed ...