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Effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury for 489 program completers compared with those precipitously discharged.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21044714     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate outcomes of home- and community-based postacute brain injury rehabilitation (PABIR).
DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of program evaluation data for treatment completers and noncompleters.
SETTING: Home- and community-based PABIR conducted in 7 geographically distinct U.S. cities.
PARTICIPANTS: Patients (N=489) with traumatic brain injury who completed the prescribed course of rehabilitation (completed-course-of-treatment [CCT] group) compared with 114 who were discharged precipitously before program completion (precipitous-discharge [PD] group).
INTERVENTION: PABIR delivered in home and community settings by certified professional staff on an individualized basis.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI-4) completed by means of professional consensus on admission and at discharge; MPAI-4 Participation Index at 3- and 12-month follow-up through telephone contact.
RESULTS: Analysis of covariance (CCT vs PD group as between-subjects variable, admission MPAI-4 score as covariate) showed significant differences between groups at discharge on the full MPAI-4 (F=82.25; P<.001), Ability Index (F=50.24; P<.001), Adjustment Index (F=81.20; P<.001), and Participation Index (F=59.48; P<.001). A large portion of the sample was lost to follow-up; however, available data showed that group differences remained statistically significant at follow-up.
CONCLUSIONS: Results provided evidence of the effectiveness of home- and community-based PABIR and that treatment effects were maintained at follow-up.
Authors:
Irwin M Altman; Shannon Swick; Devan Parrot; James F Malec
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation     Volume:  91     ISSN:  1532-821X     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Phys Med Rehabil     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-03     Completed Date:  2010-12-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985158R     Medline TA:  Arch Phys Med Rehabil     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1697-704     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Gentiva Rehab Without Walls, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Ambulatory Care / methods*
Brain Injuries / diagnosis,  psychology,  rehabilitation*
Community-Based Participatory Research / methods*
Disability Evaluation*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Patient Discharge*
Prognosis
Questionnaires
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Trauma Severity Indices
United States

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