Psychoeducation as Precision Health in Military-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

A significant proportion of Service Members and Veterans (SMVs) experience at least 1 mild traumatic brain injury during military activities (mil-mTBI), which can result in enduring cognitive symptoms. Although multiple cognitive rehabilitation (CR) interventions have been developed for this population, patient psychoeducation focusing on biopsychosocial relationships and health behaviors is often cited as the first line of defense for mil-mTBI sequelae. However, theoretical and conceptual foundations of these psychoeducational techniques are not well articulated.

Psychological predictors of functional outcomes in service members with traumatic brain injury.

Primary Objective: Research is increasingly demonstrating the significant impact that non-medical factors can have on outcomes of service members (SMs) with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Thus, the current study examined which demographic, TBI-related factors, and psychological variables are most predictive of functional outcomes.

Research Design: Retrospective database analysis from medical chart review.

The role of psychological facilitators and barriers to therapeutic engagement in acute, inpatient rehabilitation.

Objective: Lequerica and Kortte (2010) proposed a model of therapeutic engagement in rehabilitation that indicates there are facilitators and barriers to an individual's engagement in rehabilitation. The current study examines potential personal variables that may play a role in rehabilitation engagement.

Design: In this prospective cohort design, 206 adults from 3 inpatient acute rehabilitation hospitals completed the Hopkins Rehabilitation Engagement Rating Scale, Hope Scale, Benefit Finding Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Brief Symptom Inventory, and Denial of Illness Scale.