TBI Publications

The present study investigated the possible role of a number of pre- peri-, and post-traumatic factors in the experience of post-concussion syndrome (PCS). These factors included: (1) history of premorbid risk factors, (2) severity of injury, and (3) post-morbid functioning and environmental factors. Subjects were 55 persons with mild ...

The present study investigated the possible role of a number of pre- peri-, and post-traumatic factors in the experience of post-concussion syndrome (PCS). These factors included: (1) history of premorbid risk factors, (2) severity of injury, and (3) post-morbid functioning and environmental factors. Subjects were 55 persons with mild brain ...

Discusses the biologic effects of aquatic rehabilitation and hydrotherapy. Discusses: aquatic physics and biomechanics; impact of aquatic therapy on the circulatory, pulmonary, renal, nervous, and musculoskeletal system, conditioning effects, and weight control issues.

Summarizes the current state of the art in aquatic rehabilitation. Introductory comments to focused journal issue.

Literature review summarizes research findings about post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in rehabilitation populations. Discusses PTSD treatment approaches and the relevance of PTSD to rehabilitation practitioners.

Discusses results of a study of the impact of depression on rehabilitation success of people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Argues that depression has a significant impact beyond that explained by demographic or medical differences.

Describes the incidence of data processing errors in scientific studies. Gives general principles to guide data set clean-up and suggests specific techniques and strategies for preventing transcription, coding, and keystroke errors as well as for cleaning up data sets after data entry has been performed. ...

Reports the results of a study of 60 consecutive patients aged 85 or older admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation program, to determine if demographic, medical, cognitive, or affective variables could predict ambulation or Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores, taken to reflect performance of activities of daily living (ADL). Only ...

Describes the characteristics of geriatric rehabilitation programs from the point of view of a psychologist. Geriatric patients, particularly those suffering from stroke or orthopedic injuries, were prevalent at the 180 accredited inpatient facilities responding to a survey. Neuropsychological assessment and psychotherapy were the most common work services provided by ...

Reports the results of a study in which 20 patients with claimed mild head injury who were seeking financial compensation obtained significantly lower scores on both subtests of the Recognition Memory Test than did 66 rehabilitation inpatients with documented moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Replicates an earlier ...

Reports the results of a study in which a neuropsychological test battery was administered to 23 subjects with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were participating in the National Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems study. Trails B and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test scores obtained during initial inpatient rehabilitation correlated ...

Discusses the possible role of somatization in the maintenance of symptoms in mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), such as postconcussion syndrome. Presents concepts that propose that psychosocial factors such as expectancy and attribution may contribute to the development and continuation of symptoms in these exceptional cases. ...

Study using a multiple baseline design to evaluate the efficacy of a behavioral treatment program for improving the functional skills of a child with anoxic brain injury. The subject was a 12 year old girl who experienced prolonged anoxia during a near drowning accident. A neuropsychological evaluation performed 3 ...

In Part II we address tools for describing general functional levels of clients in acute care, in traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation programs, and in the community. Tools must be brief, have proven reliability, and measure characteristics common to moderately and severely brain-injured individuals. Possible components of a uniform ...

Questions of how to measure outcomes are commonly heard in rehabilitation today. In this supplement we review the current state of the art of outcomes measurement in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, discuss key issues, and identify steps that need to be taken. The underlying question is not simply that ...

A review of the literature suggests that psychosocial disability in traumatic brain-injured (TBI) individuals and distress in families continues long after the initial injury. In this study the relationship of family stress to a number of factors was studied longitudinally. Caregivers of 51 TBI inpatients were interviewed at rehabilitation ...

A review of the literature suggests that psychosocial disability in traumatic brain-injured (TBI) individuals and distress in families continues long after the initial injury. In this study the relationship of family stress to a number of factors was studied longitudinally. Caregivers of 51 TBI inpatients were interviewed at rehabilitation admission ...

Questions of how to measure outcomes are commonly heard in rehabilitation today. In this supplement we review the current state of the art of outcomes measurement in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, discuss key issues, and identify steps that need to be taken. The underlying question is not simply that of ...

In Part II we address tools for describing general functional levels of clients in acute care, in traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation programs, and in the community. Tools must be brief, have proven reliability, and measure characteristics common to moderately and severely brain-injured individuals. Possible components of a uniform dataset ...