TBI Publications

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 ...

This article introduces a two-part special journal issue that examines the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at its 25th anniversary. The journal articles reflect on the past 25 years, examine present opportunities and challenges, and consider the future to ensure continued action toward the civil and human rights of ...

Study investigated whether acute inflammation profiles predict posttraumatic depression (PTD) risk 6 and 12 months after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A total of 41 participants had acute cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inflammatory biomarker values, and 50 participants had acute serum inflammatory biomarker values. Outcome variables included the Patient Health ...

Study investigated the contribution of polytrauma to inflammatory profiles that occur with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine known to be elevated after trauma, and a major contributor to the inflammatory response following TBI. Serial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were used to generate temporal acute ...

Article describes the activities and interim outcomes of a multi-site development project called Project Career, designed to promote cognitive support technology (CST) use and employment success for college and university students with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Fifty-six students with TBI have participated to date (April 30, 2015) across three ...

Study examined the accuracy of self-reported length of coma and posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) in patients with medically verified traumatic brain injury (TBI) and identified factors that affect self-report of length of coma and PTA duration. A total of 242 individuals with medically verified TBI were identified from a registry ...

Study explored the accessibility of mobile health (mHealth) system’s software applications (apps) for individuals with spina bifida (SB), focusing on the user interface and navigation, which might affect users’ performance and satisfaction with the system. An innovative mHealth system called iMHere (Internet Mobile Health and Rehabilitation) was developed to ...

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 ...

Study examined whether iterative proportional fitting (IPF) has the desired effect of aligning estimates and parameters when weighting data from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)-funded Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) national database. IPF, also known as raking, was first proposed in the 1940s as a ...

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 ...

Study investigate whether genetic variation in enzymes/transporters influencing extracellular adenosine homeostasis, including adenosine kinase (ADK), [ecto-50-nucleotidase (NT5E), cluster of differentiation 73 (CD73)], and equilibrative nucleoside transporter type-1 (ENT-1), is significantly associated with epileptogenesis and posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) risk. Nine ADK, three CD73, and two ENT-1 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms ...

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 ...

Study assessed and compared penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI) and closed TBI with respect to global outcome and late seizures 2 years after injury. Penetrating TBI consists of TBI accompanied by dural penetration and is usually caused by either projectiles striking the head or the head striking sharp objects. ...

Article describes a development project intended to increase awareness and use of new product development (NPD) tools within a specific segment of new product developers: federally funded “technology grantees” who are charged with generating innovations that have socioeconomic impacts. The authors review the creation of the NPD tool repository, ...

Study examined school structural factors (i.e., free/reduced lunch percentage, proportion of minority student enrollment, and student-teacher ratio) that may contribute to employment outcomes for transitioning youth with disabilities beyond individual student factors through hierarchical linear modeling analyses. The secondary data for 3,289 students were obtained from the Bridges From ...

Article reviews the theoretical foundations of environmental factors (EFs) as they relate to their impact on participation, and suggests how theory can support the development of environmental measures. The authors discuss different approaches to the measurement of EFs, emphasize the need for greater conceptual clarity in the dynamic relationship ...

Study examined the construct validity of the subscales of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) in measuring the neurobehavioral pattern of recovery of consciousness. Item response theory (IRT) and factor analyses were applied to CRS-R subscales scores collected from 180 rehabilitation inpatients with posttraumatic disturbance in consciousness who participated in ...

Article describes the background and development of the Spinal Cord Injury -- Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) measurement system, a spinal cord injury (SCI)-specific, patient-reported outcome measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) covering physical, emotional, and social domains of functioning. The SCI-QOL was developed using item response theory (IRT) ...