Publications by authors named "E de Guise"
Objectives: To (1) detect distinct trajectories of symptoms and quality of life (QoL) over the first 4 years after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI); (2) assess the relationship between symptom trajectory membership and QoL trajectory membership; and (3) identify participant characteristics associated with QoL trajectory membership.
Design: Prospective longitudinal cohort study. Assessments occurred at 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months after mTBI.
Article Synopsis
- Recent studies suggest that elite athletes generally have better executive functions (EF), but findings are inconsistent when factoring in sport type and sex.* -
- This study assessed 230 elite athletes from three sports categories using a computerized test for various cognitive functions, revealing they scored above average in sustained attention and working memory but only slightly above the normative mean overall.* -
- While there was a significant difference in performance based on sport category for one EF variable, and males were faster than females in certain attention tasks, overall cognitive differences based on sport type or sex were minimal.*
Background: The purpose of the study was to identify whether the presence of a pre-injury psychiatric history, subacute post-concussive symptoms (PCS) and personality traits were predictive of less favorable social reintegration for 3 months following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
Method: A total of 76 patients with mTBI were included, and the presence of a pre-injury psychiatric history was identified from the medical chart. One-month post-accident, these patients completed the assessing personality traits and the to measure subacute PCS.
Article Synopsis
- Recent studies show that visiting museums can help people feel less stressed and anxious, but this isn't always the same for everyone.
- * Researchers wanted to understand how looking at art in museums affects how our brains work and makes older people feel better.
- * In the study, older adults looked at paintings and either thought deeply about them or just looked, and it turned out that really engaging with the art helped reduce their anxiety and stress.
Purpose: To obtain a better understanding of the factors which complicate or facilitate the adjustment of caregivers after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older adults.
Research Method: At 4, 8, and 12 months post-TBI (mild to severe), 65 caregivers answered two open-ended questions regarding facilitators and challenges linked to the injury of their loved one. A thematic analysis was performed.