The effect of access to a designated interdisciplinary post-acute rehabilitation service on participant outcomes after brain injury

Recent rehabilitation counselling literature has pointed to major developments in the contribution of rehabilitation counsellors to acquired brain injury (ABI) rehabilitation. Rehabilitation counsellors have widened their skill base in case management, vocational evaluation, and in the therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client. It is evident, however, that better methods of ABI rehabilitation service delivery, including those services provided by rehabilitation counsellors, continue to be sought. Strategies needed to ensure the advancement of rehabilitation counselling practice and research in ABI rehabilitation are discussed, and involve the adoption of a systems approach, a shift away from dominant clinical psychological analyses in favour of psychosocial frameworks, and the co-participation of persons with ABI in the rehabilitation process.

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Benefits of Categorization Training in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury During Post–acute Rehabilitation

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation ◽

10.1097/01.htr.0000336844.99079.2c ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 23 (5) ◽

pp. 312-328 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Fofi Constantinidou ◽

Robin D. Thomas ◽

Lacy Robinson

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Acute Rehabilitation

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A Cross-sectional Survey of Rehabilitation Service Provision for Children with Brain Injury in Selangor, Malaysia

Disability CBR & Inclusive Development ◽

10.5463/dcid.v29i2.750 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 45

Author(s):

Ee Lin Tay ◽

Chee Piau Wong

Keyword(s):

Brain Injury ◽

Service Provision ◽

Rehabilitation Service ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Evaluation of a community-based neuropsychological rehabilitation service for people with traumatic brain injury

Neurorehabilitation ◽

10.3233/nre-1999-13304 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 147-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Audrey Bowen ◽

Alan Tennant ◽

Vera Neumann ◽

M. Anne Chamberlain

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Rehabilitation Service ◽

Community Based ◽

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

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Single-Item Versus Multiple-Item Headache Ratings in Service Members Seeking Treatment for Brain Injury

Military Medicine ◽

10.1093/milmed/usz173 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Lisa H Lu ◽

Amy O Bowles ◽

Jan E Kennedy ◽

Blessen C Eapen ◽

Douglas B Cooper

Keyword(s):

Brain Injury ◽

Medical Center ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Rehabilitation Service ◽

High Association ◽

Injury Rehabilitation ◽

Single Item ◽

Institutional Review ◽

Significant Burden ◽

Headache Disability

Abstract Introduction Headaches are the most common complaint after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a significant cause of morbidity and disability among military personnel. Currently, there are a several measures which can assess headache disability, but there is a significant burden to assess each individual symptom given this heterogeneous polymorbid population. The objective of this proposed study was to validate the single headache item from the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI) compared to the 6-item Headache Impact Test (HIT-6). Materials and Methods Participants included consecutive treatment-seeking outpatients at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service at the Brooke Army Medical Center from August 2007 to January 2010 who were administered a battery of assessment measures at initial intake, as part of usual care. Archival record review was conducted using procedures approved by the local Institutional Review Board. Inclusionary criteria included completion of both the HIT-6 and NSI. Participants with a cut-off score of >22 on the NSI Validity-10 were excluded in a post hoc analysis to validate findings among those who passed validity screen. Results The Pearson correlation between the single-item NSI headache measure and the HIT-6 revealed at least 64% shared variance in this military sample (r = 0.8, p < 0.001), indication a high association between the two measures. Conclusion The NSI single-item headache measure adequately captured headache severity in this military cohort. Use of the single-item NSI headache measure may minimize survey burden on participants whose primary complaint is not headaches, or who present with multiple symptoms. Future studies are needed to validate the single-item headache measure in other samples.

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