TBI Publications

Objective: To determine concordance between patient and family report of neurobehavioral symptoms and problems across 6 domains of function and 3 levels of injury severity at 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Prospective longitudinal design with follow-up between 10 and 14 months postinjury. Setting: Seventeen Traumatic Brain ...

Objective: To examine job stability moderating variables and develop a postinjury work stability prediction model. Design: Multicenter analysis of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who returned for follow-up at 1, 2, and 3, or 4 years postinjury, were of working age (between 18 and 62 years of age ...

Study examines the usefulness of somatosensory-evoked potentials (SEPs) and cognitive event-related potentials (ERPs) in predicting functional outcomes of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Demographic information, SEP and ERP measurements, Glasgow Coma Scale ratings, and functional outcomes as assessed by the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended, were obtained for 22 ...

Study compared demographic characteristics, preexisting conditions, brain injury severity, and neuropsychological and psychosocial outcomes between adults with violent and nonviolent traumatic brain injury (TBI). Subjects were followed to 1 year after injury. Results indicate significant difference between the groups on demographics, preexisting conditions, and head injury severity. Results indicated ...

Study evaluated the internal consistency of the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI) in a national sample of people with acquired brain injury and used Rasch, item cluster, traditional psychometric, and factor analyses to further refine the instrument. After recoding 4 items and eliminating the child-rearing item, the revised MPAI showed ...

Article identifies factors associated with specific categories of charges during acute inpatient rehabilitation treatment after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Average daily charges were obtained and analyzed from the final billing for 84 patients for the following categories of resource use: room and board, rehabilitation therapy, functional laboratories, respiratory, radiology ...

Study examined factors that determine the pathways of care patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) follow after discharge from acute hospitalization and identified differences in outcomes based on the those pathways. Data were collected through structured telephone interviews conducted 12 to 18 months after injury, and from hospital records. ...

Study conducted to assess whether 2 types of D-dime fibrin degradation assays, a second-generation latex immunosorbent agglutination and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, can predict the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) during the first 2 weeks after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Results indicate that the currently recommended levels of ...

Study examines the preinjury family functioning, emotional distress, and social support of caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Caregivers were assessed using the following self-report questionnaires: the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Family Assessment Device, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Histories of medical and psychiatric ...

Study examined the influence of confounding factors on the relationship between race and productivity outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Using data from the TBI Model Systems database, researchers studied the impact of factors confounded with race that affect productivity outcomes at 1-year follow-up. Results showed that African Americans ...