TBI Publications

Study evaluated the feasibility of mobile health (mHealth) apps for enhancing participation of people with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the Group Lifestyle Balance (GLB-TBI) weight loss intervention and the Brain Health Group (BHG-TBI) active control intervention. The GLB-TBI is a 12-month group- and community-based program to promote healthy ...

Study identified correlates of life satisfaction at 10 years after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) using an extreme phenotyping approach. Effect sizes were calculated to estimate relationships of 10-year postinjury extremely high, extremely low, and moderate life satisfaction with (1) pre-injury demographics, injury-related factors, and functional characteristics at inpatient rehabilitation ...

Study evaluated the efficacy of a novel intervention aimed at enhancing self-advocacy in individuals living with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Sixty-seven community-dwelling adults, 9 months or more post-TBI, were randomized to (1) a manualized group intervention, Self-Advocacy for Independent Life, addressing the self-efficacy beliefs, knowledge, and skills for self-advocacy ...

Study identified the demographic, injury, and rehabilitation characteristics that predict employment probability trajectories among Hispanics during the first 10 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data were obtained from 1,346 Hispanic individuals enrolled in the multi-site, longitudinal TBI Model Systems database. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to examine baseline predictors ...

Study assessed the efficacy of the Diabetes Prevention Program Group Lifestyle Balance for TBI (GLB-TBI) weight-loss intervention compared to an attention control for primary (weight-loss) and secondary health outcomes; of individuals after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study also examined participant compliance with the GLBTBI and investigated whether compliance is ...

Study investigated depression at 12 months after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older adults compared with younger adults. The sample for analysis was drawn from participants in the Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) study. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) data were analyzed for 1,505 patients with ...

Study examined a resource provision program for individuals living with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), using a comparison of the resources provided across social differences of language, nativity, and neighborhood. The Rusk Rehabilitation TBI Model System (RRTBIMS) collects data longitudinally on individuals from their associated private and public hospitals, located ...

Study examined the incidence of cognitive dependence in 226 adult inpatients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were physically independent at discharge from acute rehabilitation. Cognitive and physical independence were assessed using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Patient sex, age, race and ethnicity, discharge destination, care plan (i.e., discharge ...

Study examined patterns of change in social participation in people with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (msTBI) between 1 and 2 years after injury and identified predictors of observed change. Participants were 375 participants with msTBI enrolled in a single TBI Model System rehabilitation center. The dependent variable in a linear ...

Article describes the process of engaging and partnering with patient stakeholders in a six-year study to modify an evidence-based healthy lifestyle program for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI), including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cerebrovascular accident/stroke (CVA). The Diabetes Prevention Program Group Lifestyle Balance (DPP-GLB) adaptation process involved three ...

Study explored the presence of distinct anxiety trajectories across the first 10 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and identified demographic, preinjury, injury-related, and treatment factors associated with overall anxiety levels and class membership in different anxiety trajectory subgroups. Data were analyzed for 2,836 participants with moderate-to-severe TBI enrolled in ...

Study examined the presence of distinct anxiety trajectories across the first 10 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and identified demographic, preinjury, injury-related, and treatment factors associated with overall anxiety levels and class membership in different anxiety trajectory subgroups. Participants were enrolled in the TBI Model Systems National Database, were ...

Objective: Describe who is able to return to driving (RTD) after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), when this occurs, who maintains that activity, and the association with outcome. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting: Eight follow-up sites of the TBI Model Systems (TBIMS) program. Participants: 618 participants enrolled in the TBIMS and 88 caregivers ...

Objective: To examine motor vehicle crash frequency and risk factors following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Setting: Eight TBI Model Systems sites. Participants: Adults (N = 438) with TBI who required inpatient acute rehabilitation. Design: Cross-sectional, observational design. Main measures: Driving survey completed at phone follow-up 1 to 30 years after injury. Results: TBI ...

ABSTRACT Introduction: The study examined the effect of preparation time and financial incentives on healthy adults’ ability to simulate traumatic brain injury (TBI) during neuropsychological evaluation. Method: A retrospective comparison of two TBI simulator group designs: a traditional design employing a single-session of standard coaching immediately before participation (SIM-SC; n¼46) and a ...

Study examined the rate of readmission from inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) to acute care hospitals (ACHs) during the first 30 days of rehabilitation stay, the variation in 30-day readmission rate across IRFs, and the extent that patient and facility characteristics contribute to this variation. Adult IRF discharges from 944 IRFs ...

Study examined the effect of preparation time and financial incentives on healthy adults' ability to simulate traumatic brain injury (TBI) during neuropsychological evaluation. It was hypothesized that providing both preparation time and incentive would result in poorer PVT classification accuracies and a more believable (i.e., successful) simulation than observed for ...

Article reviews the current taxonomy of disorders of consciousness (DOC) and propose an approach to identifying and critically evaluating actionable neuroethical issues that are frequently encountered in research and clinical care for people with DOC. The authors begin with an overview of the field of neuroethics: what it is, its ...

This scientific commentary refers study findings presented in an article by Iverson and Gardner (https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcab001), which suggests a potentially high rate for misdiagnosing traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) among adults in the United States (US). Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive brain condition that's thought to be caused by repeated blows ...

Study identified patient and clinical characteristics associated with receipt of opioid medications and examined differences in sleep quality, architecture, and sleep-related respiration between those receiving and not receiving opioid medications during inpatient rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were 248 patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation care following moderate-to-severe TBI, who ...