TBI Publications

This systematic review examined evidence for the prognostic value of self-reported traits/problems/strengths and environmental barriers/facilitators of participation outcomes in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases were searched for articles published through August 15, 2013. Each of the ...

Study investigated the extent to which self-awareness and depressive symptomatology are associated with self-reports of memory, quality-of-Life (QoL), and satisfaction with life in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Thirty community-dwelling adults, who sustained a TBI at least 1 year prior to study enrollment, completed questionnaires to assess the ...

Study evaluated the efficacy of the Short-Term Executive Plus (STEP) cognitive rehabilitation program for improving executive dysfunction, attention, and emotional regulation after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The goal of STEP is to teach a core set of metacognitive skills that can be applied across a wide range of real-life ...

Article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Spinal Cord Injury – Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Positive Affect and Well-Being (PAWB) item bank and short form. Qualitative feedback from patient and provider focus groups was used to expand on the Neurological Disorders and Quality of Life (Neuro-QOL) positive affect ...

Article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Spinal Cord Injury-Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) item bank and computer adaptive test (CAT) to assess the effects of stigma on health-related quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The project included grounded-theory based qualitative item development methods, large-scale ...

Article describes the development and calibration of the Spinal Cord Injury -- Quality of Life (SCI-QOL), a patient-reported outcomes measurement system for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Specifically, the authors detail the methods and results of the five phases of the SCI-QOL development: (1) domain/subdomain selection, (2) item development ...

This systematic review examined evidence for the prognostic value of self-reported traits/problems/strengths and environmental barriers/facilitators of participation outcomes in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases were searched for articles published through August 15, 2013. Each of the 996 ...

Object Coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia are common after traumatic brain injury (TBI), yet transfusion thresholds for mildly to moderately abnormal ranges of international normalized ratio and platelet count remain controversial. This study evaluates associations between fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and platelet transfusions with long-term functional outcome and survival in TBI ...

Study compared the clinical profiles of individuals with dementia who did and did not report a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data were collected from the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set. Statistical analyses focused on evaluating differences between cases (332 individuals with dementia and history of TBI) ...

Study investigated predictors of sexual functioning 1 year following traumatic brain injury (TBI). A total of 255 people with TBI who had been treated at 1 of 6 TBI Model Systems inpatient rehabilitation units and were living in the community participated. Sexual functioning was assessed using the Derogatis Interview ...

Study investigated changes in sexual functioning and satisfaction with sexuality during the first year following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were 182 patients (53 women and 129 men) with moderate to severe TBI who were admitted to 1 of 6 participating TBI Model System centers and ...

This article serves as a guide for rehabilitation researchers regarding factors that contribute to translation of the evidence base in clinical practice, highlights some common problems encountered by clinicians when trying to implement evidence-based treatments, and provide tips that researchers can use to enhance the likelihood of their research ...

Study explored differences in characteristics, treatment provided, and short-term and medium-term outcomes among patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) admitted to inpatient rehabilitation, categorized by age. Data on 1,419 patients admitted to 9 inpatient rehabilitation facilities after TBI were collected through: (1) abstraction from medical records, (2) point-of care ...