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Community-integrated brain injury rehabilitation: Treatment models and challenges for civilian, military, and veteran populations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18075957     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major health problem in civilian, military, and veteran populations. Individuals experiencing moderate to severe TBI require a continuum of care involving acute hospitalization and postacute rehabilitation, including community reintegration and, one would hope, a return home to function as a productive member of the community. In the military, the goal is to help individuals with TBI return to active duty or make an optimal return to civilian life if the extent of their injuries necessitates a "medical board" discharge. Whether civilian, military, or veteran with TBI, individuals who move beyond the need to live in a facility must be reintegrated back into the community. This article discusses four treatment models for community reintegration, reviews treatment standardization and outcome issues, and describes a manualized rehabilitation pilot program designed to provide community reintegration and return to duty/work for civilians, veterans, and military personnel with TBI.
Authors:
Tina M Trudel; F Don Nidiffer; Jeffrey T Barth
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of rehabilitation research and development     Volume:  44     ISSN:  1938-1352     ISO Abbreviation:  J Rehabil Res Dev     Publication Date:  2007  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-13     Completed Date:  2009-05-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8410047     Medline TA:  J Rehabil Res Dev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1007-16     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center at Virginia NeuroCare, Lakeview Healthcare Systems, University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA. ttrudel@lakeview.ws
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brain Injuries / complications,  diagnosis,  rehabilitation*
Clinical Protocols
Cognition Disorders / diagnosis,  etiology,  rehabilitation*
Cognitive Therapy / standards
Community-Institutional Relations*
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Military Personnel*
Models, Organizational
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Patient Care Management / methods,  organization & administration*,  standards
Pilot Projects
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Recovery of Function
Severity of Illness Index
United States
Veterans

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