TBI Publications

Article describes the Project Career web portal designed assist students with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in postsecondary programs. Referred to as STAR, the portal provides information about: students with TBI, the technology that can be used to accommodate them, other accommodations that can be implemented in the classroom and ...

Study developed a profile of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who received inpatient rehabilitation and were discharged to an institutional setting using characteristics measured at rehabilitation discharge. Data were analyzed data for participants enrolled in the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database from January 2002 to June ...

Study examined the rate of prophylactic seizure medication usage following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the extent to which the guidelines for seizure prophylaxis after TBI were followed in a tertiary care level 1 trauma center and affiliated inpatient rehabilitation facility. A retrospective medical records review was conducted of ...

Study investigated the relationship between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cortisol and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as gene- and age-dependent biomarkers to predict mortality in 117 patients sampled within 6 days after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Researchers also determined associations between CSF cortisol and BDNF with 6-month mortality. BDNF variants, ...

Study evaluated 109 individuals with traumatic brain injury from the United States and India, including Christians, Hindus, and Muslims, to determine if right hemisphere/right parietal lobe (RH/RPL) selflessness is a universal neuropsychological foundation for spiritual transcendence across cultures and religions. Research has shown that increased spiritual transcendence is related ...

To apply multivariate base rate analyses to the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) to facilitate the identification of cognitive impairment in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Research Method/Design: In a multisite cross-sectional design, 158 participants who sustained a complicated mild or moderate TBI (n = ...

Study examined the utility of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI), a measure of postconcussion symptoms used within the Veterans Health Administration (VA), as an index of rehabilitation outcome. Participants were 159 veterans (14 percent with mild TBI; 86 percent with moderate-severe TBI) enrolled in the VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers ...

Study examined vocational interests among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) as a function of gender and race approximately 10 years after SCI onset. A total of 247 participants completed the Strong Interest Inventory, a 291-item measure of vocational interests. Results showed that male participants more often indicated a ...

Study examined the construct validity of the Participation Measuree-3 Domains, 4 Dimensions (PM-3D4D), a multidimensional participation measure developed for use in rehabilitation practice. The PM-3D4D is a 19-item measure designed to evaluate participation in 3 domains (productivity, social, and community) across 4 dimensions (diversity, frequency, desire for change, and ...

Study compared subgroups of survivors with assault-related versus self-inflicted traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) via firearms at the time of inpatient rehabilitation and at 1-, 2-, and 5-year follow-up. A secondary analysis was conducted of data from the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database (TBIMS NDB), a multicenter, longitudinal ...

Article describes a project underway to increase accessibility of standardized instruments for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) and communicate using American Sign Language (ASL). The researchers propose the development of an online suite of valid assessment instruments in ASL focusing on substance abuse, mental health, ...

Study examined the characteristics and concerns of caregivers of adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the first few months after the TBI survivor was discharged to the community. Data were collected during a randomized controlled trial involving 153 caregiver-survivor pairs, with 77 randomized to the treatment group and ...

Study qualitatively explored physical activity in the group home setting and determined what key stakeholders want from a physical activity program. Twenty stakeholders (residents with intellectual disability, support staff, and program coordinators) participated in one of three focus groups, separated by stakeholder status. Discussions were transcribed, coded, and analyzed. ...

Study examined relationships between persistent hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (PHH) and long-term outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), and determined whether subacute testosterone levels can predict PHH. Post-TBI blood samples were collected during week 1, every 2 weeks until 26 weeks, and at 52 weeks. Serum hormone levels were measured, ...

This chapter frames design as a social art and describes a long, if intermittent, history of designing for people. The author notes the extraordinary demographics of the twenty-first century in which people across the world live longer than ever and survive illness and injury at rates unimaginable even a ...

Study assessed associations of functional polymorphisms in the ankyrin repeat and kinase domain (ANKK1; Taq1a) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT; Val158Met) genes with behavioral dysfunction following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Ninety survivors of severe TBI recruited from a level 1 trauma center were evaluated. The Frontal Systems Behavior Scale, a self- ...

Article presents ways to deal with bowel problems after spinal cord injury. Options discussed a bowel program and surgery.

Study examined patterns of alcohol use among 170 adults with a history of complicated mild to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were recruited from a Level 1 trauma center at the time of their injury and completed evaluations at 1 month, 6 months, 12 months, and 3 to ...

Study identified preferred sources of health information and services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), spinal cord injuries (SCI), and burn injuries and explored how access to this information could be improved. Thirty-three people with injuries participated in semi-structured interviews (13 with TBI, 8 with SCI, and 12 ...

Study explored how individual differences affect rehabilitation outcomes by specifically investigating whether working memory capacity (WMC) can be used as a cognitive marker to identify who will and will not improve from memory rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Sixty-five participants with moderate to severe TBI with pre- and ...