Publications by authors named "T Novack"
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- The study investigates how people with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI) return to driving (RTD) and their driving habits over a two-year period following rehabilitation.
- Results show that 65% of participants returned to driving one year post-injury, increasing to 70% by the second year, but driving frequency and distance were lower than before the injury.
- Crash rates dropped from 14.9% before the injury to 9.9% in the first year and 6% in the second year, suggesting ongoing risks, but the study indicates that TBI patients may already be at a higher risk for crashes prior to their injuries.
Objectives: To evaluate associations between depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment among individuals with complicated mild to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) 1 year after injury.
Setting: Multiple inpatient rehabilitation units across the United States.
Participants: A total of 498 adults 16 years and older who completed inpatient rehabilitation for complicated mild to severe TBI.
Objective: Examine considerations and perceived barriers to return to driving, and their association with psychosocial outcomes among adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were not driving.
Methods: 174 adults with moderate-to-severe TBI enrolled in the TBI Model System participated in this cross-sectional study. All participants were drivers prior to their TBI.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrain fog is one symptom that has been underexplored in traumatic brain injury (TBI). We explored the cognitive and affective correlates of brain fog in people with symptomatic mild TBI (n = 15), moderate-to-severe TBI (n = 15), and a healthy control group (n = 16). Measures across the studies assessed "brain fog" (Mental Clutter Scale), objective cognition (Useful Field of View® and Cogstate Brief Battery®), post-concussive symptoms (Post-Concussion Symptom Scale), and depressive symptoms (Profile of Moods Scale).
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