An Overview of Medical, Surgical, and Rehabilitation Outcome Measures Used in Randomized Controlled Trials of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

Optimal reporting of outcomes is critical for the interpretation of research findings. This review aimed to examine the utilization of outcome measures (OMs) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of moderate to severe TBI (MSTBI). Systematic searches were conducted up to December 2022 in MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE and PsycINFO, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Lessons Learned From Moving to Living Guidelines-The Canadian Clinical Practice Guideline for the Rehabilitation of Adults With Moderate-to-Severe TBI.

Objective: It is often challenging for providers to remain up to date with best practices gleaned from clinical research. Consequently, patients may receive inappropriate, suboptimal, and costly care. Living clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) maintain the methodological rigor of traditional CPGs but are continuously updated in response to new research findings, changes in clinical practice, and emerging evidence.

Exploring Perspectives on Stroke Standard Set Data Collection: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

BACKGROUND: The International Consortium on Health Outcome Measurement developed a standard set for stroke (SSS) that includes patient-reported outcome measures to help capture patients' perspectives on their poststroke recovery. The objective of this study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of individuals who collected SSS data from patients who were admitted to hospital for a stroke. METHODS: A qualitative descriptive approach was taken.

Comparing Randomized Controlled Trials of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Lower to Middle Income Countries Versus High Income Countries.

Outcomes from traumatic brain injury (TBI) including death differ significantly between high-, middle-, and low-income countries. Little is known, however, about differences in TBI research across the globe. The objective of this article was to examine randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of moderate-to-severe TBI in high-income countries (HICs) compared with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as defined by the World Bank income per capita cutoff of $13,205 US dollars.