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Study evaluated long-term mortality, life expectancy, causes of death, and risk factors for death among patients who were unable to follow simple motor commands at the time of admission to inpatient traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation. Data were obtained from patients treated within the National Institute on Disability and ...

Study explored how mothers with physical disabilities provide care for their child, including the involvement of the family system and external supports. Seventy-one mothers with a physical disability who had a child aged 0 to 3 years responded to a survey about the system of care used for their ...

Study investigated sexual functioning and its predictors in spouses/partners of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were 70 adults with complicated mild to severe TBI admitted to 1 of 6 participating TBI Model Systems inpatient rehabilitation units and their spouses/partners who were both living in the community and ...

Study determined the prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors for self-reported headache across a 5-year period in individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) injury. A total of 316 participants were prospectively enrolled during their inpatient rehabilitation from February 2008 to June 2009 across 7 acute rehabilitation centers designated as ...

Study examined the relationship between neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics, life-space mobility, and incident falls in community-dwelling older adults. Baseline in-home assessments were conducted with 1,000 community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older. Telephone follow-up interviews were conducted at 6-month intervals for up to 8.5 years. Neighborhood disadvantage was measured using ...

Study investigated the unique associations of suicidal ideation (SI) and lifetime suicide attempts (SAs) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were collected from 2,453 adults with a history of traumatic SCI recruited from 4 SCI Model System sites and 2 additional sites as part of the Project ...

Study examined the use of occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), and speech therapy (ST) treatment activities throughout the acute rehabilitation stay of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data were obtained from 2,130 patients admitted to 10 acute inpatient rehabilitation centers as part of a comparative effectiveness study ...

Article describes challenges encountered and lessons learned in an effort to explore the black box of rehabilitation. A multidisciplinary team created detailed, mutually exclusive operational definitions for the contents of learning-based treatments administered in a brain injury unit. The function and activity levels of the International Classification of Functioning, ...

Article describes the evaluation of a simulation interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum, including faculty training as debriefers/facilitators, identify learning objectives and outcomes. Providing IPE to health professional students can prepare them in the workforce to have the necessary skills to function in a collaborative practice ready environment. The IPE simulation ...

Article provides an overview of the current knowledge about pain processing and assessment in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). Study were identified through a search performed on PubMed using MeSH terms including vegetative state (VS), unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS), minimally conscious state (MCS), consciousness disorders, pain, nociception, neuroimaging, ...

Study examined patients’ daily level of effort in occupational, physical, and speech therapy sessions during traumatic brain injury (TBI) inpatient rehabilitation and evaluated how age, injury severity, cognitive impairment, and time are associated with effort. A secondary analysis was conducted of data from 1,946 patients with a primary diagnosis ...

Study explored brain injury (BI) survivors’ experiences in accessing and utilizing health care. Forty-four community-dwelling adults with BI participated in focus groups conducted at clinical research centers in Seattle, Washington and New York, New York. Participants were asked open-ended questions about their experiences with health care in the community ...

Study examined the type and quantity of wheelchair skills training (WST) and adaptive equipment provided by occupational therapists and physical therapists during inpatient spinal cord injury (SCI) and the methods used to determine wheelchair prescriptions. The study also examined the timing of receipt of definitive wheelchairs, and patient satisfaction ...

Study examined patterns of alcohol use among 170 adults with a history of complicated mild to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were recruited from a Level 1 trauma center at the time of their injury and completed evaluations at 1 month, 6 months, 12 months, and 3 to ...

Study examined relationships between persistent hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (PHH) and long-term outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), and determined whether subacute testosterone levels can predict PHH. Post-TBI blood samples were collected during week 1, every 2 weeks until 26 weeks, and at 52 weeks. Serum hormone levels were measured, ...

This perspective article reviews the evolution of mHealth technologies and presents insights as to how this evolution informed the development of a novel mHealth system, iMHere (interactive mobile health and rehabilitation), and other technologies, including those used by the Veterans Administration. The term “mHealth” refers to the concept of ...

Study assessed the feasibility and validity of a mobile health (mHealth) system for conducting ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of mood-related symptoms after traumatic brain injury (TBI). EMA involves repeated assessment of individuals in real time, over time, in their natural environments and across different contexts, enabling a more comprehensive ...

Study explored the relationships between positive psychology constructs (character strengths, resilience, and positive mood) and rehabilitation-related variables (perceptions of functional ability post-injury and beliefs about treatment) within a baseline data set, a six-month follow-up data set, and longitudinally across time points. Pearson correlations and supplementary multiple regression analyses were ...