Egede LE, Dismuke C, Echols C. Am J Public Health. 2012 May;102 Suppl 2:S266-71. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300176. Epub 2011 Nov 28. SOURCE: Center for Disease Prevention and Health Interventions for Diverse Populations, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA. egedel@musc.edu OBJECTIVES: We examined the association of race/ethnicity with mortality risk in a national… Read More »»
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Racial/Ethnic disparities in mortality risk among US veterans with traumatic brain injury.
June 18, 2013
Diagnosing and treating traumatic brain injury among veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars: implications for social work
June 18, 2013
Speziale B, Kulbago S, Menter A. J Soc Work Disabil Rehabil. 2010;9(4):289-302. doi: 10.1080/1536710X.2010.523664. SOURCE: College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. speziale.1@osu.edu Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious condition affecting many American veterans who have served in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Using a biopsychosocial… Read More »»
Sex differences in perceived life satisfaction and functional status one year after severe traumatic brain injury
June 18, 2013
Saban KL, Smith BM, Collins EG, Pape TL. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Feb;20(2):179-86. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2334. SOURCE: Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care, Edward Hines, Jr., Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA. ksaban@luc.edu AIMS: The primary aim of this study was to describe and compare perceived life satisfaction and perceived functional motor and cognitive… Read More »»
Health and wellness characteristics of persons with traumatic brain injury
June 18, 2013
Braden CA, Cuthbert JP, Brenner L, Hawley L, Morey C, Newman J, Staniszewski K, Harrison-Felix C. Brain Inj. 2012;26(11):1315-27. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2012.706351. Epub 2012 Aug 9. SOURCE: Research Department, Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO 80113, USA. cbraden@craighospital.org OBJECTIVE: To describe health and wellness characteristics of persons with TBI living in the community, compare to other disability populations… Read More »»
An effective community-based mentoring program for return to work and school after brain and spinal cord injury
June 6, 2013
Kolakowsky-Hayner SA, Wright J, Shem K, Medel R, Duong T. Rehabilitation Research Center, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA 95128, USA. Stephanie.Hayner@hhs.sccgov.org. NeuroRehabilitation. 2012;31(1):63-73. doi: 10.3233/NRE-2012-0775. Information is presented on a community-based mentoring program, developed to work with existing community agencies and provide structure to the frequently confusing network of services for young… Read More »»
Community integration following severe childhood traumatic brain injury
June 6, 2013
Chevignard MP, Brooks N, Truelle JL. Rehabilitation Department for Children with Acquired Brain Injury, Hôpital National de Saint Maurice, Saint Maurice, France. m.chevignard@hopital-saint-maurice.fr. Curr Opin Neurol. 2010 Dec;23(6):695-700. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e328340296f. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Severe childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and acquired disability in children, causing impairments in children’s sensory-motor,… Read More »»
Framework for describing community integration for people with acquired brain injury
June 6, 2013
Parvaneh S, Cocks E. School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Centre for Research into Disability and Society, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. sh.parvaneh@gmail.com. Aust Occup Ther J. 2012 Apr;59(2):131-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2012.01001.x. Epub 2012 Mar 14. BACKGROUND/AIM: Community integration is the ultimate goal of rehabilitation of adults with acquired… Read More »»
Technology-assisted programmes to promote leisure engagement inpersons with acquired brain injury and profound multiple disabilities: two case studies
June 6, 2013
Lancioni GE, Singh NN, O’reilly MF, Sigafoos J, De Pace C, Chiapparino C, Ricci I, Navarro J, Addante LM, Spica A. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2011;6(5):412-9. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2011.580899. Epub 2011 May 11. SOURCE: Department of Psychology, University of Bari, Italy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate technology-assisted programmes for enabling a woman and a man with brain… Read More »»
Technology-assisted programmes to promote leisure engagement in persons with acquired brain injury and profound multiple disabilities: two case studies
May 30, 2013
Lancioni GE, Singh NN, O’reilly MF, Sigafoos J, De Pace C, Chiapparino C, Ricci I, Navarro J, Addante LM, Spica A. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2011;6(5):412-9. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2011.580899. Epub 2011 May 11. SOURCE: Department of Psychology, University of Bari, Italy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate technology-assisted programmes for enabling a woman and a man with brain… Read More »»
Using everyday technology to compensate for difficulties in task performance in daily life: experiences in persons with acquired brain injury and their significant others
May 23, 2013
Larsson Lund M, Lövgren-Engström AL, Lexell J. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2011;6(5):402-11. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2011.574309. Epub 2011 Apr 18. SOURCE: Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. maria.larsson-lund@ltu.se PURPOSE. The purpose of this study is to illuminate how persons with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their significant others experienced individualised occupation-based interventions using commonly… Read More »»
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