Examining posttraumatic stress disorder as a key postinjury risk factor in OIF/OEF veterans with blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To explore the neuropsychological sequelae of blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), several neuropsychological tests and self-reported measures of cognitive and emotional functioning were administered to 138 Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans. We hypothesized that veterans affected by mTBI and PTSD would manifest differences in neuropsychological testing and self-report measures compared to a group of healthy veteran controls and to veterans with only PTSD.

Method: Participants included 3 groups of veterans: (a) healthy controls ( = 43); (b) PTSD only ( = 48); and (c) comorbid blast-induced mTBI and PTSD ( = 47).

Perceptions of a Health Care Notebook from Female Breast Cancer Survivors with Cognitive Impairment.

Strengthening communication between providers and patients, especially those with cognitive impairment, is required given care complexity and fragmentation across the care continuum. Therefore, determining patient perceptions about the Siebens Health Care Notebook (SHCN), a tool to support self-management and strengthen communication and care continuity, is fundamental to understanding SHCN usability. Participants were breast cancer survivors in a study evaluating a 6-week cognitive rehabilitation program, who reported cancer-related cognitive impairment (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive Function-Perceived Cognitive Impairment (PCI) subscale < 59).