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This article outlines the growth of online human support, describes a number of projects utilizing the paradigm of human-powered access technologies, and presents a set of challenges and opportunities for this work going forward. People with disabilities have always engaged the people around them in order to circumvent inaccessible ...

Article describes a framework by which rehabilitation interventions, including those delivered by rehabilitation psychologists, can be defined according to the treatment theories underlying them. The authors argue that the tripartite structure of a treatment theory (the targets, active ingredients, and mechanisms of action) may be specified, often in hypothesized ...

Study examined racial-ethnic differences in depressive symptomatology after spinal cord injury (SCI) and investigated the relationship of multiple additional factors to depressive symptoms, including health behaviors, employment, fatigue, and pain interference. Data were collected from 1,063 participants identified from outpatient records of 3 specialty hospitals in different regions of ...

Study explored clinical thought processes about treatment classification and description, and identified desired characteristics of and challenges to be addressed by a future rehabilitation treatment taxonomy. Eight-four clinicians from 7 disciplines involved in data collection for practice-based evidence studies of spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation provided ...

Article describes the design, development, and testing of the Embedded Scale, or E-Scale, which is a bed-integrated bodyweight measuring system that allows wheelchair users to measure and track their weight. The E-Scale team followed a standard product development approach to build the prototype of the passive bodyweight measurement system. ...

Study qualitatively analyzed data from a wellness program for patients with spina bifida (SB) and spinal cord injury (SCI) in order to generate software requirements for a goal-setting module within an existing mobile health (mHealth) system. The study also determined what educational content might be necessary to integrate into ...

Study determined the frequency with which specific Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) subscale scores co-occur as a means of providing clinicians and researchers with an empirical method of assessing CRS-R data quality. Participants were 1,190 hospital inpatients diagnosed with disorders of consciousness: coma: 76, vegetative state: 464, minimally conscious state: ...

Study developed and evaluated the psychometric properties of an item set measuring economic quality of life (QOL) for use by individuals with disabilities. A mixed-methods approach included a literature review; semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), or stroke; ...

Study engaged individuals living with serious mental illnesses (SMI) as key stakeholders in user experience design and the development of the WorkingWell mobile app to enhance on-the-job follow-along support. To inform app development, focus groups were conducted in 3 agencies providing individual placement and support (IPS) services to examine ...

Article describes the development of the Level of Knowledge Use Survey (LOKUS) instrument, a web-based measure of self-reported knowledge use. The LOKUS was developed in the context of assessing effectiveness of knowledge communication strategies in rehabilitation technology. It was validated on samples representing five stakeholder types: researchers, manufacturers, clinician–practitioners, ...

The authors reviewed a range of treatments from published research articles, rehabilitation textbooks, and the clinical experiences of the authors to begin the development of a system of classification of rehabilitation treatments and services that is based on their active ingredients. These treatment examples were used to develop preliminary ...

Article describes the development of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model Systems (TBIMS) program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Polytrauma System of Care. In 2008, the Department of In 2008, the VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers partnered with the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to ...

Article describes the development of a mobile health (mHealth) system for supporting self-care and management of skin problems called SkinCare as part of an mHealth suite called iMHere (interactive Mobile Health and Rehabilitation). The SkinCare system is one component of a more comprehensive system to support a wellness program ...

Article describes the development of new self-report measures of social attitudes that act as environmental facilitators or barriers to the participation of people with disabilities in society. A mixed-methods approach included a literature review; item classification, selection, and writing; cognitive interviews and field testing of participants with spinal cord ...

Article describes the development and evaluation of the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile, a patient-reported multidimensional assessment for understanding the social participation after burn injuries. One hundred ninety-two questions representing multiple social participation areas were administered to 601 burn survivors. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis ...

Article describes the development and reliability assessment of the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire (TUQ), developed to evaluate the usability of telehealth implementation and services. Specifically, this article addresses: (1) the need for a new measure of telehealth usability, (2) the development of the TUQ, (3) intended uses for the TUQ, ...

Study estimated the association of diabetes comorbidity with family income in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). A total number of 1,408 individuals identified with TSCI were surveyed regarding family income as well as clinical and demographic factors. Due to income being reported in censored intervals rather than ...

Study examined differences in quality of life (QOL) outcomes among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who previously participated in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an antidepressant to treat major depressive disorder (MDD). Of the 133 subjects who were participated in the Project to Improve Symptoms and Mood ...