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Study examined whether a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with an earlier age of symptom onset and diagnosis in a large sample of patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). Data on 678 patients with bvFTD were obtained from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data ...

Study examined the contribution patient and injury characteristics, inpatient rehabilitation therapy activities, and neurotropic medications to outcomes at discharge and 9 months postdischarge for 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 ...

Article introduces a journal issue devoted to the Traumatic Brain Injury-Practice Based Evidence (TBI-PBE) study, thought to be the first practice-based evidence study of traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation. The study enrolled individuals with TBI receiving initial inpatient rehabilitation at 9 rehabilitation centers across the United States and 1 ...

Article provides an overview of the study design, patients, centers, treatments, and outcomes of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) practice-based evidence (PBE) study and examines the generalizability of the findings to the United States TBI inpatient rehabilitation population. Data were obtained from 2,130 patients admitted to 10 acute inpatient ...

Article reviews various treatment taxonomies current used in health care and the attempts at building classifications in rehabilitation. Discussion focuses on the need to base a rehabilitation treatment taxonomy (RTT) on the “active ingredients” of treatments and their link to patient/client deficits/problems that are targeted in therapy. This is ...

Study investigated the frequency and types of wheelchair repairs and associated adverse consequences among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Individuals who received care at 9 SCI Model Systems Centers and who use a wheelchair more than 40 hours each week were surveyed. Survey questions addressed the number of ...

Study qualitatively explored physical activity in the group home setting and determined what key stakeholders want from a physical activity program. Twenty stakeholders (residents with intellectual disability, support staff, and program coordinators) participated in one of three focus groups, separated by stakeholder status. Discussions were transcribed, coded, and analyzed. ...

Study estimated the prevalence of unemployment and part-time employment in the United States for working-age individuals completing rehabilitation for a primary diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) between 2001 and 2010, using data from the TBI Model Systems National Database. The prevalence of unemployment for individuals in the selected ...

Study compared the effects of three wheelchair transfer techniques on the upper-extremity (UE) joint kinetics of manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). Twenty individuals with SCI performed three sitting-pivotal transfer techniques from their wheelchair to a level tub bench. Two of the techniques involved a head-hips relationship ...

Study estimated selected health and social outcomes for adults in the United States 5 years after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that required acute inpatient rehabilitation, using data from the TBI Model Systems National Database. Mortality, functional independence, societal participation, subjective well-being, and global outcome were estimated among aged ...

Study examined the feasibility, usability, and reliability of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Module 4 administrations delivered remotely using the Versatile and Integrated System for Telerehabilitation (VISYTER). The ADOS Module 4 is a semi-structured diagnostic assessment tool designed for verbally fluent adolescents and adults with possible autism spectrum ...

Study evaluated the functional relationship between I-Connect, a technology-delivered self-monitoring program, and decreases in the level of stereotypic behavior for two students with autism in a school setting. I-Connect is an Android application that was loaded onto a smartphone to provide scheduled prompts for participants to self-evaluate and self-monitor ...

Article explores a sampling of assistive technologies that hold promise for improving outcomes in three primary environments associated with physical and social contexts in which major changes are occurring for transition-age youth: secondary education, self-management, and employment. These examples are by no means comprehensive, but are meant to illustrate ...

This case study provides an understanding of one participant’s experience using a telehealth service delivery approach to working with Project Career for academic and career support. Project Career is a five-year interprofessional demonstration project aimed to improve the academic and career success of undergraduate students who have a traumatic ...

Study examined the utility of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI), a measure of postconcussion symptoms used within the Veterans Health Administration (VA), as an index of rehabilitation outcome. Participants were 159 veterans (14 percent with mild TBI; 86 percent with moderate-severe TBI) enrolled in the VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers ...

Study examined the construct validity of the Participation Measure--3 Domains, 4 Dimensions (PM-3D4D), a multidimensional participation measure developed for use in rehabilitation practice. The PM-3D4D is a 19-item measure designed to evaluate participation in 3 domains (productivity, social, and community) across 4 dimensions (diversity, frequency, desire for change, and difficulty). ...

Study investigated the night-to-night consistency of diagnosing and classifying obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using nocturnal polysomnography (NPSG) in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). NPSG is considered the gold standard for detecting the presence of sleep apnea. However, there is a limitation with its use known as the “first-night ...

Study examined relationships between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cortisol and inflammation after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and determined how these relationships differ by outcome. CSF samples were collected from 91 subjects with severe TBI, analyzed for cortisol and inflammatory markers, and compared to healthy controls (13 controls were analyzed for ...