114 results match your criteria: "Baylor College of Medicine ∥Brain Injury Research Center[Affiliation]"
Long-Term Family Needs After a Traumatic Brain Injury: A VA TBI Model Systems Study.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
January 2025
Mental Health Service Line, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Tsen); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation & Extended Care, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dr Finn); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dr Finn); Department of Research Methodology and Biostatistics, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (Mrs Klocksieben); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (O'Neil-Pirozzi); Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr O'Neil-Pirozzi); H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Dr Sander); Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas (Dr Sander); Department of Research, Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado (Drs Agtarap and Finn); Departments of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (Dr Dreer); Research Service, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida (Dr Cotner); Research Service, Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida (Drs Cotner and Nakase-Richardson); Research Department, Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Richmond, Virginia (Mss Vargas, and Dini, and Dr Perrin); Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (Ms Vargas); Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (Ms Dini and Dr Perrin); Mental Health, School of Data Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (Dr Perrin); Mental Health and Behavioral Services, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida (Drs Finn and Nakase-Richardson); and Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Division, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (Dr Nakase-Richardson).
Objective: To describe the self-reported needs of family caregivers of service members and veterans (SMVs) with traumatic brain injury (TBI) at 10 to 15 years post-injury and to identify unique predictors of unmet family needs.
Setting: Five Department of Veterans Affairs Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers.
Participants: A total of 209 family caregivers of SMVs with TBI from the VA TBI Model Systems national database who completed a 10- or 15-year follow-up assessment.
Improving outcomes for care partners of individuals with traumatic brain injury: Results for a mHealth randomized control trial of the CareQOL app.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
January 2025
H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX, USA.
Objective: To test the efficacy of a randomized control trial low-touch mobile health intervention designed to promote care partner self-awareness and self-care.
Design: This randomized controlled trial (RCT) included a baseline assessment of self-report surveys of health-related quality of life (HRQOL), care partner-specific outcomes, and the functional/mental status of the person with TBI, as well as a 6-month home monitoring period that included three daily questions about HRQOL, monthly assessments of 12 HRQOL domains, and the use of a Fitbit® to continuously monitor physical activity and sleep. HRQOL surveys were repeated at 3- and 6-months post-home monitoring.
Multicenter Evaluation of Memory Remediation in Traumatic Brain Injury With Donepezil: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci
December 2024
Behavioral Neurology Section, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (Arciniegas); Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston (Arciniegas, Sander, Sherer); H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (Arciniegas, Sander, Bogaards, Sherer); Research Department, Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colo. (Almeida, Harrison-Felix, Ketchum, Mellick); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, Mass. (Giacino, Zafonte); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston (Giacino, Zafonte); Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis (Hammond); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (Hammond); Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, Pa. (Hart, Whyte); Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (Hart).
Article Synopsis
- Memory impairments are a common issue after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and donepezil, a medication that helps with cognitive function, was evaluated for its effectiveness on these memory problems in a clinical trial called MEMRI-TBI-D.
- The study involved 75 participants with severe memory issues related to TBI, who were split into two groups: one receiving donepezil and the other a placebo over 10 weeks; results showed significant memory improvement in those taking donepezil.
- While donepezil was effective, it came with some side effects, notably diarrhea and nausea, and had a treatment-emergent adverse event rate of 46%, but overall, it demonstrated a favorable safety profile for treating memory impairments
Health literacy after traumatic brain injury: characterisation and control comparison.
Brain Impair
October 2024
Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
Background Little is known about health literacy in traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors. The aims of this study were to compare health literacy in individuals with TBI with that of a control group; to examine the association between health literacy in individuals with TBI and demographic, injury, and cognitive factors; and compare the relationship between health literacy and physical and mental health outcomes. Methods A cross-sectional observational study design was used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecognition of Traumatic Brain Injury as a Chronic Condition: A Commentary.
J Neurotrauma
December 2024
Department of Medicine, Indiana School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Many clinicians once thought that the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) remain unchanged after initial recovery, but new studies suggest that the long-term effects can actually evolve over time.
- Recognizing TBI as a chronic condition could lead to better health management, including education on self-care and proactive healthcare that addresses related health issues.
- Increased awareness and resources dedicated to TBI might improve the quality of life for individuals with brain injuries, encouraging healthier lifestyles and better healthcare practices.
Model of Care for Chronic Brain Injury.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Indiana School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN.
There is growing evidence that long-term outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more dynamic than stable. People continue to change, both improving and declining, many years postinjury. Research, practice, and medical education have not yet fully embraced the implications of TBI as a chronic, dynamic condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlexithymia Prevalence, Characterization, and Associations With Emotional Functioning and Life Satisfaction: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Study.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
August 2024
Author Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (Dr Neumann) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Dr Hammond), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Dr Sander), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Brain Injury Research Center (Dr Sander), TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Dr Bogner), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; Rusk Rehabilitation (Dr Bushnik), NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; Rehabilitation & Extended Care (Dr Finn), Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (Dr Finn), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Polytrauma System of Care, Rehabilitation Service (Dr Chung), VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California; Central Virginia VA Health Care System (Dr Klyce), Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (Dr Klyce), Richmond, Virginia; Sheltering Arms Institute (Dr Klyce), Richmond, Virginia; and Craig Hospital (Mr Sevigny and Dr Ketchum), Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, National Data and Statistical Center, Englewood, Colorado.
Article Synopsis
- Study aimed to assess alexithymia prevalence in individuals with moderate-to-severe TBI one year post-injury, explore related demographic and injury factors, and analyze its links to emotional functioning and life satisfaction.
- Among 196 participants, 14.3% had high levels of alexithymia, with tendencies observed for lower education levels in this group.
- High alexithymia scores were linked to significant emotional dysregulation and post-traumatic stress, and moderately related to other negative emotional states and lower life satisfaction.
The TBI Model Systems Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage Index (TBIMS-NSDI): Development and Comparison to Individual Socioeconomic Characteristics.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
August 2024
Author Affiliations: Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance (Drs Kumar and Dams-O'Connor), Department of Population Health Science & Policy (Dr Delgado), Department of Emergency Medicine (Dr Taylor), Department of Neurology (Dr Dams-O'Connor), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Drs Corrigan and Bogner), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University; Research Department, Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado(Drs Eagye and Whiteneck); Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann (Dr Juengst), Houston, Texas; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Dr Juengst), UT Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation (Dr Callender), Dallas, Texas; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Dr Pinto), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (Drs Rabinowitz and Venkatesan), Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (Drs Rabinowitz and Venkatesan), Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System (Dr Perrin), Richmond, Virginia; School of Data Science and Department of Psychology (Dr Perrin), University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Kessler Foundation (Drs Botticello and Lequerica), East Hanover, New Jersey; Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School (Drs Botticello and Lequerica), Newark, New Jersey; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Dr Zafonte), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Dr Zafonte), Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts General Hospital (Dr Zafonte), Boston, Massachusetts; Brigham and Women's Hospital (Dr Zafonte), Boston, Massachusetts.
Objective: To create a census-based composite neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation index (NSDI) from geocoded residential addresses and to quantify how NSDI aligns with individual-level socioeconomic factors among people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Setting: Community.
Participants: People enrolled in the TBI Model Systems National Database (TBIMS NDB).
Erratum to "Branching out: Feasibility of examining the effects of greenspace on mental health after traumatic brain injury" [Dialogues in Health, Volume 2, 2023, 100129].
Dialogues Health
June 2024
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFMood Tracker: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Self-Monitoring Intervention for Emotional Distress After Traumatic Brain Injury.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
January 2025
Author Affiliations: Brain Injury Research Center TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas (Drs Sherer, Juengst, and Sander and Mss Bogaards, Chua, and Tran); H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Drs Sherer and Sander); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texas (Dr Juengst); and Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas (Dr Leon-Novelo and Ms Liu).
Article Synopsis
- People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) often face emotional distress like anxiety and depression but might avoid mental health services due to various barriers.
- A study tested whether a self-monitoring intervention using a smartphone app could help reduce emotional distress in TBI patients by having them track their feelings weekly for six weeks.
- Results showed that the self-monitoring did not significantly lower emotional distress compared to the control group, highlighting the need for alternative interventions to support mental health in this population.
Predictors of Multidimensional Profiles of Participation After Traumatic Brain Injury: A TBI Model Systems Study.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
November 2024
Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas (Drs Juengst and Sander); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston (Dr Juengst); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (Dr Juengst); Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York (Dr Kumar); Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania (Drs Venkatesan and Rabinowitz); Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Drs Venkatesan and Rabinowitz); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr O'Neil-Pirozzi); Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr O'Neil-Pirozzi); Department of Physical Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Evans); H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Dr Sander); Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia (Dr Klyce); Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond (Dr Klyce); Sheltering Arms Institute, Richmond, Virginia (Dr Klyce); Research Department, Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado (Drs Agtarap and Whiteneck); Department of Occupational Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Erler); Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Langone Health, New York City, New York (Dr Bushnik); Rehabilitation Outcomes Center (ROC), Spaulding Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts (Dr Kazis); Department of Health Law, Policy & Management, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Kazis); and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Kazis).
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to understand personal, clinical, and environmental factors linked to four unique participation profiles in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) one year or more post-injury.
- Participants included 408 individuals from the TBI Model Systems who completed phone interviews about their experiences and backgrounds.
- The analysis revealed key distinctions among the participation profiles based on factors like education, employment, community type, and cognitive function, highlighting trends in how these factors influence engagement in community activities.
Urinalysis in Suspected Child Abuse Evaluation in the Emergency Department.
Pediatr Emerg Care
July 2024
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UT Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX.
Background: Intra-abdominal injury (IAI) is the second leading cause of mortality in abused children. It is challenging to identify in young patients due to their limited verbal skills, delayed symptoms, less muscular abdominal wall, and limited bruising.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of children aged 0 to 12 months who were evaluated in the emergency department for suspected child abuse with a skeletal survey and urinalysis between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2017.
Longitudinal Investigation of Alexithymia as a Predictor of Empathy, Emotional Functioning, Resilience, and Life Satisfaction 2 Years After Brain Injury.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
August 2024
Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Data and Statistical Center, Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO.
Objective: To examine the unique contribution of alexithymia at 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI) to the prospective prediction of emotional and social health outcomes at 2 years after injury.
Design: Multicenter, longitudinal cohort study.
Setting: Data were collected during year 1 and year 2 postinjury follow-up interviews across 4 TBI Model System centers.
ENIGMA's simple seven: Recommendations to enhance the reproducibility of resting-state fMRI in traumatic brain injury.
Neuroimage Clin
June 2024
Department of Psychology, Penn State University, State College, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, Hershey Medical Center, PA, USA. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) is a valuable tool for studying brain connectivity, particularly in relation to neurological disorders like traumatic brain injury (TBI), but there is a lack of standardization in how it is used across different research groups.
- This narrative review aims to tackle key methodological challenges in rsfMRI research for TBI by providing recommendations for data acquisition, processing, and analysis to enhance the reliability and comparability of study results.
- The review consists of a literature search on current rsfMRI studies, a set of seven recommendations for improving research practices, and a discussion of future research directions to promote rigorous methods and transparency in the TBI research community.
Characterizing Health Literacy and Its Correlates Among Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A TBI Model Systems Study.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
March 2024
Author Affiliations: H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine and Harris Health System, Houston, Texas (Dr Sander); Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Herman, Houston, Texas (Drs Sander, Pappadis, and Juengst); Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and Sealy Center on Aging, UTMB (Dr Pappadis), Galveston; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UTHealth, Houston, Texas (Dr Juengst); Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston (Dr Leon-Novelo); Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Dr Ngan); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University, Columbus (Dr Corrigan); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, Texas (Dr Driver); Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas (Dr Driver); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Dr Dreer); Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, New Jersey; and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark (Dr Lequerica).
Objective: To characterize health literacy among individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) at least a year postinjury and to explore its relationship to sociodemographic variables, injury severity, and cognition.
Setting: Community following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.
Participants: In total, 205 individuals with complicated mild to severe TBI who completed follow-up as part of a national longitudinal study of TBI and completed a web-based health literacy measure.
Branching out: Feasibility of examining the effects of greenspace on mental health after traumatic brain injury.
Dialogues Health
December 2023
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America.
Aim: This pilot study's aim was to determine the feasibility of examining the effects of an environmental variable (i.e., tree canopy coverage) on mental health after sustaining a brain injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation Between Participation and Satisfaction With Life Over Time in Older Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury: A TBI Model Systems Study.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
July 2024
H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Drs Taiwo and Sander); Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas (Drs Taiwo, Sander, and Juengst); Harris Health System, Houston, Texas (Dr Sander); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston (Drs Juengst and Gut); Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston (Ms Liu and Dr Novelo); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis (Dr Hammond); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston, Charlestown, Massachusetts (Dr O'Neil-Pirozzi); Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr O'Neil-Pirozzi); Department of Psychology, School of Data Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Dr Perrin); and TBI Model Systems, Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Richmond (Dr Perrin).
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how participation in various activities affects life satisfaction in older adults who suffered from traumatic brain injury (TBI) over a span of 10 years.
- The research analyzed data from 2,362 older adults, revealing that life satisfaction generally improved with increased participation in productivity, social relations, and going out, although the link was weaker for social relations in those aged 75 and older.
- The findings suggest that promoting participation in activities can boost life satisfaction after TBI, highlighting the need for rehabilitation programs to focus on improving participation, especially for the elderly, while considering the importance of quality in social relationships for those in the oldest age group.
Associations of Chronic Pain With Psychosocial Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury: A NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Collaborative Project.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
January 2024
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (Dr Hanks); Research Department, Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado (Drs Ketchum, Agtarap, and Harrison-Felix, Ms Peckham, and Mr Sevigny); H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas (Dr Sander); Mental Health and Behavioral Science Service, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida (Dr Martin); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa (Dr Martin); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus (Dr Beaulieu); Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, Texas (Ms Callender); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indiana University School of Medicine, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis (Dr Hammond); Department of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark (Dr Lengenfelder); Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, New Jersey (Dr Lengenfelder); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania (Dr Rabinowitz); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (Dr Walker); Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (Dr Hoffman); MHBS/Polytrauma, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida (Dr Nakase-Richardson); Sleep and Pulmonary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa (Dr Nakase-Richardson); and Defense Health Agency, Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, Tampa, Florida (Dr Nakase-Richardson).
Article Synopsis
- * Participants included 3,804 individuals aged 1 to 30 years post-injury, who completed a Pain Survey about 8 years after their injury.
- * Results showed that individuals with current chronic pain faced significantly worse psychosocial outcomes, such as higher levels of PTSD, anxiety, and depression, and lower life satisfaction and community participation, compared to those with no pain or resolved past pain.
Characterization and Treatment of Chronic Pain After Traumatic Brain Injury-Comparison of Characteristics Between Individuals With Current Pain, Past Pain, and No Pain: A NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Collaborative Project.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
January 2024
Craig Hospital Research Department, Englewood, Colorado (Drs Harrison-Felix and Ketchum, Mr Sevigny, and Ms Peckham); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus (Dr Beaulieu); Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, Texas (Ms Callender); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York (Dr Dams-O'Connor); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indiana University School of Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis (Dr Hammond); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan (Dr Hanks); Mental Health and Behavioral Science Service (Dr Martin) and MHBS/Polytrauma (Dr Nakase-Richardson), James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (Dr Martin); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (Ms Marwitz); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania (Dr Rabinowitz); H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine and Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas (Dr Sander); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Ms Sterling); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (Dr Walker); Sleep and Pulmonary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, and Defense Health Agency Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, Tampa, Florida (Dr Nakase-Richardson); and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (Dr Hoffman).
Article Synopsis
- The study assesses chronic pain prevalence in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), finding that about 60% experience chronic pain at some point.
- It compares three groups: those with current chronic pain, past chronic pain, and no chronic pain, noting that current pain is associated with worse functional outcomes.
- The results highlight the need for more effective pain management and the inclusion of pain metrics in future research related to TBI.
Assessing menopause symptoms in women with traumatic brain injury: the development and initial testing of a new scale.
Women Health
January 2024
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Article Synopsis
- More women with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are surviving longer, but there isn't much information about their experiences with menopause symptoms.
- Researchers created and tested a new way to measure these symptoms specifically for midlife women with TBI.
- The new scale worked well for both women with TBI and those without, helping to understand the differences between pre-menopause and post-menopause symptoms.
The Relationship of Health Literacy to Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
March 2024
Author Affiliations: Department of Population Health and Health Disparities School of Public and Population Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and Sealy Center on Aging, UTMB, Galveston (Dr Pappadis); Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, Texas (Drs Sander, Pappadis, and Juengst); H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine and Harris Health System, Houston, Texas (Dr Sander); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UTHealth, Houston, Texas (Dr Juengst); School of Public Health, Biostatistics and Data Science Department, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston (Dr Leon-Novelo); Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Dr Ngan); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas (Dr Bell); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University, Columbus (Dr Corrigan); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, Texas (Dr Driver); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (Dr Dreer); and Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, New Jersey, and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark (Dr Lequerica).
Objective: To examine the associations between health literacy and health outcomes among individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) at least a year post-injury.
Setting: Community following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.
Participants: A total of 205 individuals with complicated mild to severe TBI who completed a TBI Model Systems National Database follow-up interview and a web-based health literacy measure.
Predictive values of spinal cord diffusion magnetic resonance imaging to characterize outcomes after contusion injury.
Ann Clin Transl Neurol
September 2023
Department of Neurological Surgery and Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Objectives: To explore filtered diffusion-weighted imaging (fDWI), in comparison with conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), as a predictor for long-term locomotor and urodynamic (UD) outcomes in Yucatan minipig model of spinal cord injury (SCI). Additionally, electrical conductivity of neural tissue using D-waves above and below the injury was measured to assess correlations between fDWI and D-waves data.
Methods: Eleven minipigs with contusion SCI at T8-T10 level underwent MRI at 3T 4 h.
The reliability and validity of the TBI-CareQOL system in four diverse caregiver groups.
J Patient Rep Outcomes
June 2023
H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine/Harris Health System, Houston, TX, USA.
Purpose: Establishing the psychometric reliability and validity of new measures is an ongoing process. More work is needed in to confirm the clinical utility of the TBI-CareQOL measurement development system in both an independent cohort of caregivers of traumatic brain injury (TBI), as well as in additional caregiver groups.
Methods: An independent cohort of caregivers of people with TBI (n = 139), as well as three new diverse caregiver cohorts (n = 19 caregivers of persons with spinal cord injury, n = 21 caregivers for persons with Huntington disease, and n = 30 caregivers for persons with cancer), completed 11 TBI-CareQOL measures (caregiver strain; caregiver-specific anxiety; anxiety; depression; anger; self-efficacy; positive affect and well-being; perceived stress; satisfaction with social roles and activities; fatigue; sleep-related impairment), as well as two additional measures to examine convergent and discriminant validity (PROMIS Global Health; the Caregiver Appraisal Scale).
Effectiveness of care models for chronic disease management: A scoping review of systematic reviews.
PM R
February 2024
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Article Synopsis
- The objective of the review was to analyze various care models for managing chronic diseases to find effective approaches for chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Researchers conducted systematic searches in three databases, focusing on studies published between January 2010 and May 2021 related to different chronic care models like the Chronic Care Model (CCM) and collaborative care.
- The findings revealed that most reviews emphasized collaborative care models, with 80% reporting disease-specific benefits and highlighting a lack of evidence specifically for TBI, suggesting adaptations from other chronic disease management might be needed.
Developing multidimensional participation profiles after traumatic brain injury: a TBI model systems study.
Disabil Rehabil
June 2024
Research Department, Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO, USA.
To characterize societal participation profiles after moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) along objective (Frequency) and subjective (Satisfaction, Importance, Enfranchisement) dimensions. We conducted secondary analyses of a TBI Model Systems sub-study ( = 408). Multiaxial assessment of participation included the Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools-Objective and -Subjective questionnaires (Participation Frequency and Importance/Satisfaction, respectively) and the Enfranchisement Scale.
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