TBI Publications

The Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) is regularly used to measure spirituality and religiosity in U.S. Christian populations, although it has not been used for making comparisons with non-Western groups. This study compared BMMRS results for 109 individuals (60 in the U.S. and 49 in India) with traumatic brain ...

Objective: The addition of Sequencing to WAIS-IV Digit Span (DS) brought about new Reliable Digit Span (RDS) indices and an Age-Corrected Scaled Score that includes Sequencing trials. Reports have indicated that these new performance validity tests (PVTs) are superior to the traditional RDS; however, comparisons in the context of known ...

Objective: Pupil dilation patterns are outside of conscious control and provide information regarding neuropsychological processes related to deception, cognitive effort, and familiarity. This study examined the incremental utility of pupillometry on the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) in classifying individuals with verified traumatic brain injury (TBI), individuals simulating TBI, and ...

Objective: To examine changes in functional memory, problem solving, comprehension, expression, and social communication over the first 2 years posttraumatic brain injury (TBI) and the ability of each to predict return to work (RTW) outcomes at 1 year and 5 years postinjury. Design: Secondary analysis of data from a multicenter longitudinal ...

Objective: To examine the stability of marriage from the time of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to 10 years postinjury. Design: Retrospective cohort. Setting: TBI Model Systems centers. Participants: In total, 1423 participants in the TBI Model Systems National Database who experienced TBI 10 years prior and were married at the time of injury. Interventions: ...

This study aims to characterize the patterns of functional change experienced between 5 and 10 years after moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study included TBI Model Systems national database participants (N = 372) at six sites who experienced TBI, received inpatient rehabilitation, and were followed at 5 and 10 ...

Objective: Describe driving patterns following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants: Adults (N = 438) with TBI that required inpatient acute rehabilitation who had resumed driving. Design: Cross-sectional, observational design. Setting: Eight TBI Model System sites. Main measures: A driving survey was completed at phone follow-up. Results: Most respondents reported driving daily, although 41% ...

Objective: To examine changes in functional memory, problem solving, comprehension, expression, and social communication over the first 2 years posttraumatic brain injury (TBI) and the ability of each to predict return to work (RTW) outcomes at 1 year and 5 years postinjury. Design: Secondary analysis of data from a multicenter longitudinal ...

Objective: To describe the association between unmet rehabilitation needs and life satisfaction 5 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Prospective observational cohort. Setting: Five Veterans Affairs (VA) Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers. Participants: VA TBI Model Systems participants (N=301); 95% male; 77% white; average age, 39±14y). Interventions: Not applicable. Main outcome measures: Satisfaction With Life Scale ...

Objective: To examine the relationship between primary language and participation outcomes in English- and Spanish-speaking persons with complicated mild to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) at 1 year post-injury. Setting: Community following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Participants: A total of 998 Hispanic participants with outcomes available at year 1 follow-up; 492 (49%) ...

Objective: Describe who returns to driving (RTD) after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), when this occurs, who maintains that activity, and association with outcome. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive. Setting: Eight follow-up sites of the TBI Model System (TBI MS) program. Participants: 618 participants enrolled in the TBI MS and 88 caregivers. Intervention: None. Measurements: A survey ...

Importance: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to 2.9 million visits to US emergency departments annually and frequently involves a disorder of consciousness (DOC). Early treatment, including withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies and rehabilitation, is often predicated on the assumed worse outcome of disrupted consciousness. Objective: To quantify the loss of consciousness, factors ...

Abstract Dopaminergic (DA) system function is frequently disrupted after traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, published interventions that target the DA system with the hope of enhancing functional outcomes are inconclusive, partially because of the lack of DA signaling biomarkers that can be used to select patients likely to benefit from DA-directed ...

Study determined the time course to recovery of communication after severe brain injury. One hundred seventy-five patients admitted to rehabilitation with severe acquired brain injury and no evidence of communication were evaluated using the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R). Researchers analyzed the time from injury to recovery of intentional communication (IC, ...

Study tested the following hypotheses: (1) a positive feedback relationship exists between acute serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFa) and estradiol (E2), and (2) acute concentrations of E2 and TNFa are prognostic indicators of death after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Severe TBI activates a robust systemic response that involves inflammatory ...

Study explored the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the quality of life (QoL) and self-concept of Spanish-speaking immigrants with TBI in the United States (US). Semi-structured interviews on QoL and self-concept following TBI were conducted with 24 Spanish-speaking Hispanic immigrants with TBI living in the community in the ...

Study estimated the probability of returning to productivity over the 5 years following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A secondary longitudinal analysis was conducted using individual growth curve analysis based on a sample of 2,542 population-weighted individuals with a primary diagnosis of TBI who were engaged in school or work ...

Study assessed the responsiveness of the Traumatic Brain Injury-Quality of Life (TBI-QOL) measurement system. Two hundred one adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) from 3 TBI Model Systems rehabilitation centers completed the 20 TBI-QOL item banks and the Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools-Objective (PART-O) Productivity Subscale at baseline and 6-month ...

Article offers recommendations intended to reduce the rate of opioid misuse and overdose for a particularly high-risk group of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A consensus process conducted with TBI researchers and expert practitioners developed practical recommendations to inform prescribing of opioids for people with TBI. After determining key ...