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Radford K, Kettlewell J, das Nair R, Morriss R, Holmes J, Kellezi B, Timmons S, Jones T, Tresidder H, Andrews I, Bridger K, Patel P, Lindley R, De Dios Perez B, Statham A, Jones T, Hoffman K, James M, Kendrick D. Development of a vocational rehabilitation intervention to support return-to-work and well-being following major trauma: a person-based approach. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e085724. [PMID: 39366713 PMCID: PMC11459317 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 10/06/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Major trauma centres (MTCs) save lives but rehabilitation to support return-to-work (RTW) is lacking. This paper describes development of a vocational rehabilitation intervention (the ROWTATE intervention) to support RTW following traumatic injury. DESIGN Sequential and iterative person-based approach in four stages-Stage 1: review of evidence about the efficacy and mechanisms of RTW interventions; Stage 2: interviews (n=38) and focus groups (n=25) with trauma survivors and service providers in five UK MTCs to identify the issues, and challenges faced postinjury; Stage 3: codesign workshops (n=43) with trauma stakeholders in MTCs to conceptually test and identify intervention delivery barriers/enablers; Stage 4: meetings (n=7) with intervention development working group (IDWG) to: (1) generate guiding principles, (2) identify key intervention features (process, components, mechanisms) to address unmet rehabilitation needs; (3) generate a logic model and programme theory to illustrate how the intervention works; and (4) develop a training package to support delivery. RESULTS Trauma survivors described unmet needs relating to early advice about RTW; psychological support; pain management; hidden disabilities (eg, fatigue); estimating recovery; and community, amputee and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Mechanisms of effective interventions identified in the review included early intervention, colocation, employer engagement, case coordination and work accommodations. Intervention features identified by IDWG members (n=13) from stages 1 and 2 were use of stepped-care approaches by occupational therapists (OTs) and clinical psychologists (CPs), OT/CP formulation for complex cases, assessment of mental health problems, individually tailored rehabilitation including vocational goal setting, cross-sector coordination/communication, employer engagement, phased RTW, education/advice for family/employers, exploration of work alternatives, ongoing review of physical and mental health needs, work stability monitoring. Conceptual testing ratified the logic model. Geography and long waiting lists were identified as potential delivery barriers. CONCLUSIONS Real-world testing of the intervention is underway in a randomised controlled trial.
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- Kate Radford
- Centre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Health Division, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway
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- Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Division of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Health Innovation, Leadership and Learning, University of Nottingham Business School, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK
- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Health Division, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway
- Division of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
- Centre for Health Innovation, Leadership and Learning, University of Nottingham Business School, Nottingham, UK
- Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK
- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Dorociak KE, Bernstein JPK, Baumgartner SE, Hughes AM, Duff K, Lamberty GJ, Yamada TH. Cognitive and psychological improvements following CogSMART in veterans with mental health diagnoses. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2024; 31:892-900. [PMID: 35696557 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2022.2086056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The present study examined the efficacy of a CogSMART-based program in improving cognitive and emotional functioning in a clinic-based sample of Veterans presenting with cognitive concerns and history of mental health diagnoses. METHOD Forty Veterans (Mage = 61.2 years, 85% male) completed a weekly CogSMART-based group program as well as a battery of neuropsychological and psychological measures at both pre- and post-group evaluations. Participants met DSM-5 criteria for at least one mental health diagnosis. RESULTS Significant improvements on global cognition as well as measures of learning/memory and attention were observed from pre- to post-group (p < .05, cohen's d range = .48-1.01). As many as 33.3% of participants showed significant improvement, depending on the cognitive domain. Significant overall improvements were observed in depression symptoms and life satisfaction (p < .01, cohen's d = .67 and .59, respectively). Over one-third of the sample demonstrated a reliable improvement in depressive symptoms, 25% in anxiety symptoms, and 18% in life satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS Among individuals with mental health diagnosis but without major neurocognitive disorders, CogSMART-based interventions may be an effective treatment for improving aspects of cognition, depression, and life satisfaction.
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- Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States
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Bjork JM, Reisweber J, Perrin PB, Plonski PE, Dismuke-Greer CE. Neurocognitive function and medical care utilization in Veterans treated for substance use disorder. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 2024; 19:39. [PMID: 39215320 PMCID: PMC11363532 DOI: 10.1186/s13011-024-00621-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Veterans with substance use disorder (SUD) are at high risk for cognitive problems due to neurotoxic effects of chronic drug and alcohol use coupled in many cases with histories of traumatic brain injury (TBI). These problems may in turn result in proneness to SUD relapse and reduced adherence to medical self-care regimens and therefore reliance on health care systems. However, the direct relationship between cognitive function and utilization of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) SUD and other VHA health care services has not been evaluated. We sought initial evidence as to whether neurocognitive performance relates to repeated health care engagement in Veterans as indexed by estimated VHA care costs. METHODS Neurocognitive performance in 76 Veterans being treated for SUD was assessed using CNS-Vital Signs, a commercial computerized cognitive testing battery, and related to histories of outpatient and inpatient/residential care costs as estimated by the VHA Health Economics Resource Center. RESULTS After controlling for age, an aggregate metric of overall neurocognitive performance (Neurocognition Index) correlated negatively with total VHA health care costs, particularly with SUD-related outpatient care costs but also with non-mental health-related care costs. Barratt Impulsiveness Scale scores also correlated positively with total VHA care costs. CONCLUSIONS In Veterans receiving SUD care, higher impulsivity and lower cognitive performance were associated with greater health care utilization within the VHA system. This suggests that veterans with SUD who show lower neurocognitive performance are at greater risk for continued health problems that require healthcare engagement. Cognitive rehabilitation programs developed for brain injury and other neurological conditions could be tried in Veterans with SUD to improve their health outcomes.
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- James M Bjork
- Mental Health Service, Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA, 23249, USA.
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
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- Mental Health Service, Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA, 23249, USA
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- Mental Health Service, Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA, 23249, USA
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Jak AJ, Merritt VC, Thomas ML, Witten C, Talbert L, Agyemang A, Pugh MJ. Sex differences in postconcussive symptom reporting in those with history of concussion: Findings from the federal interagency traumatic brain injury research (FITBIR) database. Clin Neuropsychol 2024; 38:1468-1480. [PMID: 38951990 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2371007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Objective: This study investigated influence of biological sex on postconcussive symptoms (PCS) following concussion using the Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research (FITBIR) database. Method: All studies with publicly released data as of 4/7/21 that included both males and females, enough information to determine severity of injury consistent with concussion, a measure of PCS, and objective measures of neurocognitive functioning were used. This resulted in 6 studies with a total of 9890 participants (3206 females, 6684 males); 815 participants completed the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI), 471 completed the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPSQ), and 8604 completed the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-3rd Edition (SCAT 3). Questionnaires were harmonized and the following symptom composite scores were computed: total score, somatic, cognitive, and affective. Data were analyzed using linear mixed-effects models. Results: Females endorsed higher total symptoms relative to males and that military personnel endorsed higher symptoms relative to civilians. Additionally, there was a small but significant interaction effect, such that female military personnel endorsed even higher symptoms than would be predicted by the main effects. Similar patterns were observed for somatic, cognitive, and affective symptom domains. Conclusions: Further understanding sex differences in PCS reporting is key to informing the most appropriate treatment options. Future work will need to examine whether sex differences in symptom reporting is due to sex differences in endorsement styles or genuine differences in symptom presentation, as well as the relationship between study population (e.g., military, civilian, sport) and sex on objective cognitive functioning and other functional outcomes.
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- Amy J Jak
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
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- Veterans Medical Research Foundation, San Diego, USA
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- Psychology Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
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Kendrick D, Lindley R, Blackburn L, Roadevin C, Thompson E, Andrews I, Anwar F, Brooks A, Carlton E, Crouch R, Day F, Fallon S, Farrin A, Graham L, Hoffman K, Howell R, Holmes J, James M, Jones T, Kellezi B, Kettlewell J, Morriss R, das Nair R, Richardson D, Smith M, Timmons S, Wright-Hughes A, Radford K. Early vocational rehabilitation and psychological support for trauma patients to improve return to work (the ROWTATE trial): study protocol for an individually randomised controlled multicentre pragmatic trial. Trials 2024; 25:439. [PMID: 38956682 PMCID: PMC11221047 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08183-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Moderately severe or major trauma (injury severity score (ISS) > 8) is common, often resulting in physical and psychological problems and leading to difficulties in returning to work. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) can improve return to work/education in some injuries (e.g. traumatic brain and spinal cord injury), but evidence is lacking for other moderately severe or major trauma. METHODS ROWTATE is an individually randomised controlled multicentre pragmatic trial of early VR and psychological support in trauma patients. It includes an internal pilot, economic evaluation, a process evaluation and an implementation study. Participants will be screened for eligibility and recruited within 12 weeks of admission to eight major trauma centres in England. A total of 722 participants with ISS > 8 will be randomised 1:1 to VR and psychological support (where needed, following psychological screening) plus usual care or to usual care alone. The ROWTATE VR intervention will be provided within 2 weeks of study recruitment by occupational therapists and where needed, by clinical psychologists. It will be individually tailored and provided for ≤ 12 months, dependent on participant need. Baseline assessment will collect data on demographics, injury details, work/education status, cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic distress, disability, recovery expectations, financial stress and health-related quality of life. Participants will be followed up by postal/telephone/online questionnaires at 3, 6 and 12 months post-randomisation. The primary objective is to establish whether the ROWTATE VR intervention plus usual care is more effective than usual care alone for improving participants' self-reported return to work/education for at least 80% of pre-injury hours at 12 months post-randomisation. Secondary outcomes include other work outcomes (e.g. hours of work/education, time to return to work/education, sickness absence), depression, anxiety, post-traumatic distress, work self-efficacy, financial stress, purpose in life, health-related quality of life and healthcare/personal resource use. The process evaluation and implementation study will be described elsewhere. DISCUSSION This trial will provide robust evidence regarding a VR intervention for a major trauma population. Evidence of a clinically and cost-effective VR intervention will be important for commissioners and providers to enable adoption of VR services for this large and important group of patients within the NHS. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN: 43115471. Registered 27/07/2021.
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- Denise Kendrick
- Centre for Academic Primary Care, Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- North Bristol NHS Trust Southmead Hospital, Southmead Road, Westbury-On-Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, S016 6YD, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Centre for Trauma Sciences, Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University London, Blizard Institute, 4 Newark St, London, E1 2AT, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Centre for Rehabilitation & Ageing Research (CRAR), Injury, Recovery Sciences and Inflammation (IRIS), School of Medicine, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Institute of Mental Health, Innovation Park, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG7 2TU, UK
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, The Bays, South Wharf Road, London, W2 1NY, UK
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- Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK
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- Centre for Health Innovation, Leadership and Learning, Nottingham University Business School, Nottingham, NG8 1BB, UK
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- Centre for Rehabilitation & Ageing Research (CRAR), Injury, Recovery Sciences and Inflammation (IRIS), School of Medicine, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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Austin TA, Hodges CB, Thomas ML, Szabo YZ, Parr S, Eschler BD, Lantrip C, Twamley E. Meta-analysis of Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions in Veterans and Service Members With Traumatic Brain Injuries. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2024; 39:258-272. [PMID: 38270528 PMCID: PMC11227399 DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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MAIN OBJECTIVE Cognitive difficulties are some of the most frequently experienced symptoms following mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). There is meta-analytic evidence that cognitive rehabilitation improves cognitive functioning after TBI in nonveteran populations but not specifically within the veteran and service member (V/SM) population. The purpose of the current meta-analysis was to examine the effect of cognitive rehabilitation interventions for V/SMs with a history of mild-to-moderate TBI. DESIGN AND MAIN MEASURES This meta-analysis was preregistered with PROSPERO (CRD42021262902) and used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist for reporting guidelines. Inclusion criteria required studies to have (1) randomized controlled trials; (2) used adult participants (aged 18 years or older) who were US veterans or active-duty service members who had a history of mild-to-moderate TBI; (3) cognitive rehabilitation treatments designed to improve cognition and/or everyday functioning; (4) used objective neuropsychological testing as a primary outcome measure; and (5) been published in English. At least 2 reviewers independently screened all identified abstracts and full-text articles and coded demographic and effect size data. The final search was run on February 24, 2023, using 4 databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Google Scholar). Study quality and bias were examined using the revised Cochrane Risk-of-Bias Tool for Randomized Trials. RESULTS We identified 8 articles meeting full criteria (total participants = 564; 97% of whom had a history of mild TBI). Compared with control groups, participants showed a small, but significant, improvement in overall objective neuropsychological functioning after cognitive rehabilitation interventions. Interventions focusing on teaching strategies had a larger effect size than did those focusing on drill-and-practice approaches for both objective neuropsychological test performance and performance-based measures of functional capacity. CONCLUSION There is evidence of cognitive improvement in V/SMs with TBI histories after participation in cognitive rehabilitation. Clinician-administered interventions focusing on teaching strategies may yield the greatest cognitive improvement in this population.
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- Tara A. Austin
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
- The VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX
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- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
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- Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- The VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX
- California State University, Los Angeles, Department of Psychology, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- The VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
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Aliaga Á, Bracho MJ, Romero M, Saldías MJ, Jofré X, Salas C. The contribution of executive functions to the process of return to work after brain injury: A systematic review. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2024; 34:619-648. [PMID: 37427841 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2023.2224031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a worldwide public health issue for its high prevalence rate and the disability it produces. The consequences of ABI, including cognitive deficits, may impact return to work. This review focuses on the association between executive functions (EFs) and return to work after ABI. A systematic review of the literature between 1998 and 2023 was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. The articles were retrieved from the Pubmed, Medline and Web of Science databases. A total of 49 studies were finally selected. Impairments of EF were consistently shown to have a negative impact on return to work after an ABI. There is evidence that specific executive functions and neurobehavioral variables may affect return to work Studies showed a significant theoretical and methodological heterogeneity, representing an important limitation to understand the relation between EFs and work. There is a robust association between EFs and return to work after brain injury. Findings in this systematic review raise the need for further research on the role of specific EF profiles in the process of returning to work after brain damage.
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- Álvaro Aliaga
- Unidad de Neuropsicología Clínica, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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- Unidad de Neuropsicología Clínica, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
- Centro de Neurociencia Humana y Neuropsicología (CENHN), Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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Clark JMR, Keller AV, Maye JE, Jak AJ, O'Neil ME, Williams RM, Turner AP, Pagulayan KF, Twamley EW. Neuropsychological Correlates of PTSD and Depressive Symptom Improvement in Compensatory Cognitive Training for Veterans With a History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Mil Med 2024; 189:e1263-e1269. [PMID: 37966488 DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usad442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), depression, and PTSD are highly prevalent in post-9/11 veterans. With the comorbidity of depression and PTSD in post-9/11 veterans with mTBI histories and their role in exacerbating cognitive and emotional dysfunction, interventions addressing cognitive and psychiatric functioning are critical. Compensatory Cognitive Training (CCT) is associated with improvements in prospective memory, attention, and executive functioning and has also yielded small-to-medium treatment effects on PTSD and depressive symptom severity. We sought to examine neuropsychological correlates of PTSD and depressive symptom improvement in veterans with a history of mTBI who received CCT. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-seven post-9/11 veterans with mTBI histories and cognitive complaints received 10 weekly 120-minute CCT group sessions. Participants completed a baseline neuropsychological assessment, including tests of premorbid functioning, attention/working memory, processing speed, verbal learning/memory, and executive functioning, and completed psychiatric symptom measures (PTSD and depression) at baseline, post-treatment, and a 5-week follow-up. Paired samples t-tests were used to examine statistically significant changes in PTSD (total and symptom cluster scores) and depressive symptom scores over time. Pearson's correlations were calculated between neuropsychological scores and PTSD and depressive symptom change scores at post-treatment and follow-up. Neuropsychological measures identified as significantly correlated with psychiatric symptom change scores were entered as independent variables in multivariable regression analyses to examine their association with symptom change at post-treatment and follow-up. RESULTS Over 50% of CCT participants had clinically meaningful improvement in depressive symptoms (≥17.5% score reduction), and over 20% had clinically meaningful improvement in PTSD symptoms (≥10-point improvement) at post-treatment and follow-up. Examination of PTSD symptom cluster scores revealed a statistically significant improvement in avoidance/numbing at follow-up. Bivariate correlations indicated that worse baseline performance on Category Fluency was moderately associated with PTSD symptom improvement at post-treatment. Worse performance on both Category Fluency and Category Switching Accuracy was associated with improvement in depressive symptoms at post-treatment and follow-up. Worse performance on Trail-Making Number-Letter Switching was also associated with improvement in depressive symptoms at follow-up. Subsequent regression analyses revealed that worse processing speed and worse aspects of executive functioning at baseline were associated with depressive symptom improvement at post-treatment and follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Worse baseline performances on tests of processing speed and aspects of executive functioning were significantly associated with improvements in PTSD and depressive symptoms during the trial. Our results suggest that cognitive training may bolster skills that are helpful for PTSD and depressive symptom reduction and that those with worse baseline functioning may benefit more from treatment because they have more room to improve.
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- Jillian M R Clark
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA
- Mental Health Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA
- SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA
- Mental Health Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA
- Mental Health Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA
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- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA
- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Thomas JA, Ditchman NM, Guidotti Breting L, Narayanan J. Quality of life in people with epilepsy: The associations of anti-seizure medications and biopsychosocial variables. Epilepsy Behav 2024; 152:109664. [PMID: 38320411 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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People with epilepsy, on average, experience lower quality of life (QOL) than healthy controls. This study examined the associations between specific anti-seizure medications, biopsychosocial factors, and QOL in people with epilepsy. Analysis of covariance revealed that individuals taking three or more anti-seizure medications had significantly lower QOL than those taking levetiracetam. Findings also demonstrated that when examining biopsychosocial factors as predictors of QOL in hierarchical regression, anxiety, depression, and daytime sleepiness were significant predictors of QOL. Once these factors were entered into the model, number of medications was no longer significant. The final model predicted 59.6% of the variance in QOL. In clinical settings, providers should take a patient-centered approach that includes regular assessment of QOL and an emphasis on good psychological care for those coping with anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulty. These findings underscore the importance of addressing psychological health and sleep factors within the epilepsy population.
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- Julia A Thomas
- Illinois Institute of Technology, 3424 S. State St, Chicago, IL 60616, United States; Barrow Neurological Institute, 222 W. Thomas Road, Ste. 315, Phoenix, AZ 85013, United States.
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- Illinois Institute of Technology, 3424 S. State St, Chicago, IL 60616, United States.
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- NorthShore University Health System, 909 Davis St, Ste. 160, Evanston, IL 60201, United States.
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- NorthShore University Health System, 909 Davis St, Ste. 160, Evanston, IL 60201, United States; Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States.
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Karr JE, Logan T. Post-Concussion Symptoms in Women With Head Injury Due to Intimate Partner Violence. J Neurotrauma 2024; 41:447-463. [PMID: 37485628 PMCID: PMC10908327 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2023.0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Limited research has examined the symptom sequelae of head injuries in women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), despite this community being at increased risk for neurotrauma due to partner abuse. The current study compared post-concussion symptom severity between women with and without IPV-related head injuries. Women were recruited from court jurisdictions in Kentucky, USA, after receiving a protective order for partner abuse. The sample included 268 women with no prior head injuries (age: M[standard deviation (SD)] = 31.8[9.8], 77.2% White) and 251 women with lifetime IPV-related head injuries (age: M[SD] = 31.8[9.8], 88.0% White). Women with IPV-related head injuries were slightly older (t = 2.46, p = 0.014) with lower education (χ2 = 5.81, p = 0.016), were more frequently unemployed (χ2 = 9.23, p = 0.002), and had a higher likelihood of residing in a rural setting (χ2 = 30.16, p < 0.001). Women with IPV-related head injuries were also more often White (χ2 = 10.47, p = 0.001), but this group difference was almost entirely related to rural versus urban residence. Women with IPV-related head injuries reported a higher severity of lifetime physical IPV (t = 7.27, p < 0.001, d = 0.64, 95% confidence interval [CI]: [.46, .82]) and sexual IPV (t = 4.65, p < 0.001, d = 0.41 [0.24, 0.59]). A three-factor model of post-concussion symptoms, inclusive of cognitive, physical, and emotional symptoms, fit well (χ2 = 368.99, p < 0.0001, comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.974, Tucker-Lewis index [TLI] = 0.968, root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.079 [0.071, 0.087]), and showed evidence for strong measurement invariance across women with and without IPV-related head injuries. The subscale and total scores each had acceptable reliability: cognitive (ω = 0.88 [0.86, 0.90]), physical (ω = 0.74 [0.70, 0.77]), and emotional (ω = 0.88 [0.86, 0.89]), and total score (ω = 0.93 [0.92, 0.95]). Women with IPV-related head injuries reported all individual post-concussion symptoms at a significantly higher frequency, with medium group differences in cognitive (t = 7.57, p < 0.001, d = 0.67 [0.50, 0.85]) and physical symptoms (t = 7.73, p < 0.001, d = 0.68 [0.51, 0.86]) and large group differences in emotional (t = 8.51, p < 0.001, d = 0.75 [0.57, 0.93]) and total symptoms (t = 9.07, p < 0.001, d = 0.80 [0.62, 0.98]). All sociodemographic characteristics were independently associated with post-concussion symptoms, as were physical IPV (total score: r = 0.28 [0.19, 0.35], p < 0.001) and sexual IPV severity (total score: r = 0.22 [0.13, 0.30], p < 0.001). In hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics (i.e., age, race/ethnicity, education, unemployment, and rural/urban residence) and physical and sexual IPV severity, IPV-related head injury was independently significant and accounted for significant additional variance when predicting cognitive (ΔR2 = 0.05, p < 0.001), physical (ΔR2 = 0.03, p < 0.001), emotional (ΔR2 = 0.07, p < 0.001), and total symptoms (ΔR2 = 0.06, p < 0.001). Negative-binomial regression resulted in similar findings. This study demonstrates that multiple sociodemographic and IPV history variables are related to post-concussion symptom severity, but IPV-related head injury was independently associated with greater symptom severity. Women with IPV-related head injuries may be at increased risk for unaddressed health problems spanning cognitive, physical, and emotional domains. Future research is needed to psychometrically evaluate assessment instruments for this population and to assess efficacy of interventions to address their unique health care needs.
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- Justin E. Karr
- Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Alashram AR. Compensatory cognitive training for people with traumatic brain injury: A systematic review of randomized controlled trial. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2024:1-9. [PMID: 38285433 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2024.2306133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Cognitive impairments are a common consequence in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Compensatory cognitive training is a therapeutic strategy that offers alternative methods to manage cognitive deficits. This systematic review aims to examine the effects of compensatory cognitive training on cognitive function in people with TBI. We searched PubMed, SCOPUS, MEDLINE, PEDro, Web of Science, REHABDATA, and EMBASE from inception until October 2023. The Cochrane Collaboration tool was used to assess the methodological quality of the selected studies. Of 318 articles, eight studies (n = 615), with 8% of participants being females, were included in this review. Four studies were classified as having 'high' quality according to the Cochrane Collaboration tool, while four were categorized as 'moderate' quality. There were variations in treatment protocols and outcome measures, resulting in heterogeneous findings. The effects of compensatory cognitive training on cognitive outcomes showed inconsistency. In conclusion, the evidence for the effects of compensatory cognitive training on cognition in people with TBI is promising. Further trials are needed to investigate the effects of compensatory cognitive training on various cognitive domains in people with TBI.
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- Anas R Alashram
- Department of Physiotherapy, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan
- Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
- Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
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Hoffman L, Stewart BT, Courtwright KE, Callahan ML. Building Resilience and Improving Neurocognition (BRAIN): Feasibility and acceptability of a novel, multimodal telehealth cognitive rehabilitation intervention. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2024:1-8. [PMID: 38271323 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2024.2302044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Cognitive deficits can impact daily functioning, general health, and psychological functioning. Multimodal group rehabilitation interventions designed for telehealth administration can optimally provide access and essential services for those who would otherwise not seek these services. We conducted a quality improvement project examining the feasibility and acceptability of Building Resilience and Improving Neurocognition (BRAIN), an eight-week multimodal telehealth cognitive rehabilitation group. METHOD Participants were veterans referred to a VA neuropsychology clinic for group cognitive rehabilitation. Self-report measures were used to collect information about general health, cognitive, and psychological concerns pre- and post-intervention. Twenty-two veterans with cognitive concerns pertaining to psychosocial factors or neurocognitive disorders completed pre- and post-intervention outcome measures. RESULTS Paired samples t-tests evaluated whether BRAIN improved self-reported emotional and functional status based on five self-report measures: MSNQ, WHODAS 2.0, PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PCL-5. Results showed clinically significant reductions on the MSNQ, PHQ-9 and PCL-5, with moderate effect sizes. On the MSNQ, participants endorsed decreased symptom severity on items associated with distractibility, slowed problem solving, requiring reminders, and difficulty multitasking. CONCLUSION The results indicate that BRAIN holds promise as a telehealth cognitive rehabilitation group intervention for reducing subjective cognitive concerns and symptoms of depression and PTSD.
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- Liat Hoffman
- VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, USA
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- VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, USA
- St. Luke's Medical Center, Boise, ID, USA
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- VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
- Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, USA
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- VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Ragsdale KA, Nichols AA, Mehta M, Maples-Keller JL, Yasinski CW, Hyatt CS, Watkins LE, Loucks LA, Carbone E, Rauch SAM, Rothbaum BO. Comorbid treatment of traumatic brain injury and mental health disorders. NeuroRehabilitation 2024:NRE230235. [PMID: 38277308 DOI: 10.3233/nre-230235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND The Emory Healthcare Veterans Program (EHVP) is a multidisciplinary intensive outpatient treatment program for post-9/11 veterans and service members with invisible wounds, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), substance use disorders (SUD), and other anxiety- and depression-related disorders. OBJECTIVE This article reviews the EHVP. METHODS The different treatment tracks that provide integrated and comprehensive treatment are highlighted along with a review of the standard, adjunctive, and auxiliary services that complement individualized treatment plans. RESULTS This review particularly emphasizes the adjunctive neurorehabilitation service offered to veterans and service members with a TBI history and the EVHP data that indicate large reductions in PTSD and depression symptoms across treatment tracks that are maintained across 12 months follow up. Finally, there is a discussion of possible suboptimal treatment response and the pilot programs related to different treatment augmentation strategies being deploying to ensure optimal treatment response for all. CONCLUSION Published data indicate that the two-week intensive outpatient program is an effective treatment program for a variety of complex presentations of PTSD, TBI, SUD, and other anxiety- and depression-related disorders in veterans and active duty service members.
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- Katie A Ragsdale
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Teshita G, Wondafrash M, G/Egziabher B, Getachew B, Bergene E. Clinical characteristics and functional outcome of surgically treated adult head trauma patients with acute subdural hematoma: Ethiopian tertiary hospitals experience. World Neurosurg X 2024; 21:100264. [PMID: 38260115 PMCID: PMC10801322 DOI: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Background Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) is one of the most common and devastating lesions in traumatic brain injury with a mortality rate upto 60 % especially in low-income countries. The present study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics and functional outcomes and the associated factors of surgically treated head trauma patients with ASDH. Methods Between January 2018 and January 2021 we identified 140 head trauma patients with ASDH who underwent surgical evacuation in three tertiary hospitals. Epidemiological data were collected; the six-month functional outcome was studied using an extended Glasgow outcome score (EGOS) and associated factors were also studied. Univariate analysis was performed at first, and variables with a P-value of <0.05 were entered into the multivariable logistic regression model. Results Male predominance was seen accounting for 87 % and assault was the most common mechanism of injury (35.7 %). Sixty-five (56.5 %) of patients achieved favorable functional recovery (EGOS of 5-8) and 50 (43.5 %) of patients had unfavorable recovery (EGOS of 1-4) after 6 months of follow-up. In multivariate logistic regression models, GCS <5, Pupillary abnormality, hypotension, oxygen saturation <90 at presentation, and hospital-acquired pneumonia were the independent factors associated with unfavorable functional outcomes. Conclusion In our setup, most of the patients are male from assault injuries. There is still a high rate of unfavorable outcomes in patients with acute subdural hematoma. GCS <5, pupillary abnormality, hypotension and desaturation at presentation, and postoperative hospital-acquired infection are predictors for unfavorable functional outcomes.
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- Gemechu Teshita
- Department of Neurosurgery, Minilik Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saint Paul's Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Stypulkowski K, Anquillare E, Twamley EW, Thayer RE. Feasibility of a Telehealth Compensatory Cognitive Training Program for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Clin Gerontol 2024; 47:17-25. [PMID: 37195804 DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2023.2213694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Older adults experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may benefit from compensatory cognitive training (CCT). This study investigated the feasibility of telehealth CCT among older adults with MCI. METHODS Adults age 55+ with MCI (n = 28) and a care partner (n = 18) participated in telehealth CCT. Participants rated sessions' technological interference on an adapted 0-100 session rating scale (higher scores=less interference). Clinicians provided ratings and qualitative feedback on types of interference experienced. Feasibility was assessed by enrollment and completion rates, and through ratings and feedback. RESULTS 6% of contacts declined participation due to telehealth delivery. 24 of 28 participants completed the program, with no dropouts due to telehealth. Participants (M = 81.32, SD = 25.61) and clinicians (M = 76.24, SD = 33.37) rated technological interference as infrequent. Clinicians indicated most interference did not impact sessions, though 4% required rescheduling due to interference. CONCLUSIONS Telehealth delivery was not a barrier to recruitment, enrollment, or completion of CCT. Technological problems were mostly minor. Telehealth CCT could support access to and intervention among older adults with MCI. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Telehealth CCT for older adults with MCI was feasible, with mild issues not impacting session completion. Clinicians should be prepared to offer support as technological issues arise, or have dedicated technological support services.
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- Katie Stypulkowski
- Psychology Department, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Psychology Department, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
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- Psychology Department, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Eichen DM, Strong DR, Twamley EW, Boutelle KN. Adding executive function training to cognitive behavioral therapy for binge eating disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Eat Behav 2023; 51:101806. [PMID: 37660487 PMCID: PMC10840715 DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Evidence-based treatments for binge eating disorder (BED), such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) lead to successful outcomes only about half the time. Individuals with BED often have measurable deficits in executive function (EF) that may challenge adherence to or impact of cognitive behavioral intervention components. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of adding EF training to CBT by combining CBT with a compensatory cognitive training approach (EF-CBT). Participants were 32 adults with BED, overweight/obesity, and comorbid anxiety or depression who were randomly assigned to four months of group treatment in either standard CBT or EF-CBT. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-treatment, and at 2-month follow-up. Results showed that EF-CBT was feasible and acceptable, comparable to CBT. Both groups significantly decreased loss of control (LOC) days, clinical impairment, and depression at post-treatment and 2-month follow-up; though there were no differences between groups. Neither group significantly reduced anxiety or weight. Exploratory analyses found that participants with lower EF treated with EF-CBT were less likely to have LOC at post-treatment than those with lower EF treated with CBT. Higher self-monitoring rates during treatment were associated with lower LOC at post-treatment and participants with lower EF were more likely to self-monitor in the EF-CBT arm relative to the CBT arm. These findings suggest that EF-CBT is feasible, acceptable and efficacious, although larger scale research is needed. EF-CBT may be particularly suited for individuals with BED who have lower EF.
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- Dawn M Eichen
- University of California San Diego, Department of Pediatrics, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- University of California San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
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- University of California San Diego, Department of Pediatrics, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; University of California San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Smith PJ, Whitson HE, Merwin RM, O’Hayer CV, Strauman TJ. Engineering Virtuous health habits using Emotion and Neurocognition: Flexibility for Lifestyle Optimization and Weight management (EVEN FLOW). Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1256430. [PMID: 38076541 PMCID: PMC10702760 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1256430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Interventions to preserve functional independence in older adults are critically needed to optimize 'successful aging' among the large and increasing population of older adults in the United States. For most aging adults, the management of chronic diseases is the most common and impactful risk factor for loss of functional independence. Chronic disease management inherently involves the learning and adaptation of new behaviors, such as adopting or modifying physical activity habits and managing weight. Despite the importance of chronic disease management in older adults, vanishingly few individuals optimally manage their health behavior in the service of chronic disease stabilization to preserve functional independence. Contemporary conceptual models of chronic disease management and health habit theory suggest that this lack of optimal management may result from an underappreciated distinction within the health behavior literature: the behavioral domains critical for initiation of new behaviors (Initiation Phase) are largely distinct from those that facilitate their maintenance (Maintenance Phase). Psychological factors, particularly experiential acceptance and trait levels of openness are critical to engagement with new health behaviors, willingness to make difficult lifestyle changes, and the ability to tolerate aversive affective responses in the process. Cognitive factors, particularly executive function, are critical to learning new skills, using them effectively across different areas of life and contextual demands, and updating of skills to facilitate behavioral maintenance. Emerging data therefore suggests that individuals with greater executive function are better able to sustain behavior changes, which in turn protects against cognitive decline. In addition, social and structural supports of behavior change serve a critical buffering role across phases of behavior change. The present review attempts to address these gaps by proposing a novel biobehavioral intervention framework that incorporates both individual-level and social support system-level variables for the purpose of treatment tailoring. Our intervention framework triangulates on the central importance of self-regulatory functioning, proposing that both cognitive and psychological mechanisms ultimately influence an individuals' ability to engage in different aspects of self-management (individual level) in the service of maintaining independence. Importantly, the proposed linkages of cognitive and affective functioning align with emerging individual difference frameworks, suggesting that lower levels of cognitive and/or psychological flexibility represent an intermediate phenotype of risk. Individuals exhibiting self-regulatory lapses either due to the inability to regulate their emotional responses or due to the presence of executive functioning impairments are therefore the most likely to require assistance to preserve functional independence. In addition, these vulnerabilities will be more easily observable for individuals requiring greater complexity of self-management behavioral demands (e.g. complexity of medication regimen) and/or with lesser social support. Our proposed framework also intuits several distinct intervention pathways based on the profile of self-regulatory behaviors: we propose that individuals with intact affect regulation and impaired executive function will preferentially respond to 'top-down' training approaches (e.g., strategy and process work). Individuals with intact executive function and impaired affect regulation will respond to 'bottom-up' approaches (e.g., graded exposure). And individuals with impairments in both may require treatments targeting caregiving or structural supports, particularly in the context of elevated behavioral demands.
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- Patrick J. Smith
- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
- Department of Medicine, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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Keller AV, Muller-Cohn CM, Austin TA, Jak AJ, Twamley EW. Neuropsychological functioning, neurobehavioral symptoms, and community reintegration in unstably housed veterans with mental health conditions. Clin Neuropsychol 2023; 37:1728-1744. [PMID: 36772819 PMCID: PMC10415532 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2023.2176364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Objective: Returning Veterans often have conditions (e.g. posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], depression, and history of traumatic brain injury [TBI]) associated with cognitive dysfunction and problems with work, school, housing, and relationships. Rehabilitative efforts in Veterans aim to promote community reintegration, or successful adjustment in one's home, community, and desired social roles. We examined associations between neuropsychological performance, neurobehavioral symptoms, and community reintegration in Veterans. Method: 89 Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans at risk for homelessness and receiving residential mental healthcare completed a neuropsychological assessment and the Community Reintegration for Service Members-Computer Adaptive Test (CRIS-CAT). Neuropsychological components were derived using Principal Component Analysis. Bivariate Pearson correlations between neuropsychological variables, neurobehavioral symptoms, and CRIS-CAT scales (Extent of Participation, Perceived Limitations, and Satisfaction) were used to determine significant correlates of community reintegration. Regression models were used to examine associations between bivariate-significant neuropsychological components, neurobehavioral symptoms, and CRIS-CAT scales. Results: Bivariate analyses revealed that better community reintegration was associated with better performance in attention/executive functioning and fewer neurobehavioral symptoms. Three regression models examining predictors of variance in Extent of Participation, Perceived Limitations, and Satisfaction in community reintegration were statistically significant overall, with only fewer affective symptoms emerging as significantly and uniquely associated with greater participation and greater satisfaction in community functioning. Conclusions: Veterans with fewer affective symptoms reported greater participation and satisfaction with community functioning. Future longitudinal research examining associations between neurobehavioral symptoms, cognition, and risk factors of poorer community reintegration in unstably housed Veterans is warranted.
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- Amber V. Keller
- SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System
- California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University
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- The VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans
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- Mental Health Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System
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Simpson GK, McRae P, Gates TM, Daher M, Johnston D, Cameron ID. A vocational intervention that enhances return to work after severe acquired brain injury: A pragmatic trial. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2023; 66:101787. [PMID: 37890426 DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2023.101787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Following a severe acquired brain injury, individuals often have low return to work rates. The Vocational Intervention Program (VIP), a partnership of Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program community rehabilitation centres with external vocational rehabilitation providers in New South Wales, Australia, was developed to facilitate a return to competitive employment for working-age people. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of the VIP partnership model, this intervention was compared to outcomes from a health-based brain injury vocational rehabilitation centre (H-VR) or community brain injury rehabilitation centres ("treatment as usual"; TAU). METHODS A 3-arm non-randomized controlled trial was conducted among the 12 adult rehabilitation centres of the NSW Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program. The VIP arm was delivered by 6 community rehabilitation centres in partnership with 3 external private Vocational Rehabilitation providers. The H-VR arm was delivered by 1 health-based vocational rehabilitation centre and the 5 remaining centres delivered TAU. Competitive employment status ("Yes"/"No") and clinician ratings of disability and participation were collected pre- and post-intervention, and at 3-month follow-up. Multilevel models were conducted to investigate change over time by treatment arm. RESULTS In total, 148 individuals with severe brain injury were included in the trial: n = 75 (VIP), n = 33 (H-VR) and n = 40 (TAU). Sixty-five people (of 108, 60%) completed the VR intervention. A significant arm-by-time interaction was found, with higher return to work rates from pre- to post-intervention in VIP and H-VR arms compared to TAU (P = 0.0002). Significant arm-by-time interactions also indicated improved work-related participation and independent living skills from pre- to post-intervention in VIP and H-VR compared to the TAU arm (P < 0.05). These improvements were maintained at 3-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The VIP improved return to competitive employment at comparable rates to the specialist H-VR. Larger-scale adoption of the VIP model could provide significant improvements in vocational rehabilition sevices to support people in their return to work following severe brain injury. ANZCTR TRIAL REGISTRY NUMBER ACTRN12622000769785.
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- Grahame K Simpson
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research Group, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research Group, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Brain Injury Rehabilitation Directorate, Agency for Clinical Innovation, NSW Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research Group, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research Group, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Brain Injury Rehabilitation Directorate, Agency for Clinical Innovation, NSW Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Waid-Ebbs JK, Wen PS, Grimes T, Datta S, Perlstein WM, Hammond CS, Daly JJ. Executive function improvement in response to meta-cognitive training in chronic mTBI / PTSD. FRONTIERS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES 2023; 4:1189292. [PMID: 37484602 PMCID: PMC10360208 DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1189292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Objective We tested Goal Management Training (GMT), which has been recommended as an executive training protocol that may improve the deficits in the complex tasks inherent in life role participation experienced by those with chronic mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disease (mTBI/PTSD). We assessed, not only cognitive function, but also life role participation (quality of life). Methods We enrolled and treated 14 individuals and administered 10 GMT sessions in-person and provided the use of the Veterans Task Manager (VTM), a Smartphone App, which was designed to serve as a "practice-buddy" device to ensure translation of in-person learning to independent home and community practice of complex tasks. Pre-/post-treatment primary measure was the NIH Examiner, Unstructured Task. Secondary measures were as follows: Tower of London time to complete (cTOL), Community Reintegration of Service Members (CRIS) three subdomains [Extent of Participation; Limitations; Satisfaction of Life Role Participation (Satisfaction)]. We analyzed pre-post-treatment, t-test models to explore change, and generated descriptive statistics to inspect given individual patterns of change across measures. Results There was statistically significant improvement for the NIH EXAMINER Unstructured Task (p < .02; effect size = .67) and cTOL (p < .01; effect size = .52. There was a statistically significant improvement for two CRIS subdomains: Extent of Participation (p < .01; effect size = .75; Limitations (p < .05; effect size = .59). Individuals varied in their treatment response, across measures. Conclusions and Clinical Significance In Veterans with mTBI/PTSD in response to GMT and the VTM learning support buddy, there was significant improvement in executive cognition processes, sufficiently robust to produce significant improvement in community life role participation. The individual variations support need for precision neurorehabilitation. The positive results occurred in response to treatment advantages afforded by the content of the combined GMT and the employment of the VTM learning support buddy, with advantages including the following: manualized content of the GMT; incremental complex task difficulty; GMT structure and flexibility to incorporate individualized functional goals; and the VTM capability of ensuring translation of in-person instruction to home and community practice, solidifying newly learned executive cognitive processes. Study results support future study, including a potential randomized controlled trial, the manualized GMT and availability of the VTM to ensure future clinical deployment of treatment, as warranted.
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- J. Kay Waid-Ebbs
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Rehabilitation Research and Development, Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, Durham VAMC, Durham, NC, United States
- General Internal Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Rehabilitation Research and Development, Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Wheeler S, Acord-Vira A. Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury. Am J Occup Ther 2023; 77:7704397010. [PMID: 37624997 DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2023.077401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Occupational therapy practitioners are uniquely qualified to address the occupational needs of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their caregivers to maximize participation, health, and well-being. OBJECTIVE These Practice Guidelines are informed by systematic reviews of the effectiveness of interventions that address impairments and skills to improve the occupational performance of people with TBI, as well as interventions for caregivers of people with TBI. The purpose of these guidelines is to summarize the current evidence available to assist clinicians' clinical decision-making in providing interventions for people with TBI and their caregivers. METHOD We reviewed six systematic reviews and synthesized the results into clinical recommendations to be used in occupational therapy clinical practice. RESULTS Sixty-two articles served as the basis for the clinical recommendations. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Strong to moderate evidence supports multimodal sensory stimulation, unimodal auditory stimulation, physical activity, virtual reality, cognitive interventions, vision therapy, goal-focused interventions, individual and group training and education, and caregiver supports. Occupational therapy practitioners should incorporate these interventions into individual and group sessions to maximize recovery and promote occupational participation. Additional interventions are also available, based on emerging evidence and expert opinion, including prevention approaches, complexity of injury, and the use of occupation-based performance assessments. What This Article Adds: These Practice Guidelines provide a summary of evidence in clinical recommendations tables supporting occupational therapy interventions that address impairments resulting from and skills to improve occupational performance after TBI. The guidelines also include case study examples and evidence graphics for practitioners to use to support clinical reasoning when selecting interventions that address the goals of the person with TBI and their caregiver's needs.
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- Steven Wheeler
- Steven Wheeler, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CBIS, is Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy, Division of Occupational Therapy, West Virginia University, Morgantown;
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- Amanda Acord-Vira, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CBIS, is Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Division of Occupational Therapy, West Virginia University, Morgantown
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Callahan CE, Stoner L, Zieff GH, Register-Mihalik JK. The Additive Benefits of Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Training Postconcussion: Current Clinical Concepts. J Athl Train 2023; 58:602-610. [PMID: 35984726 PMCID: PMC10569252 DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-0186.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Concussion induces the rapid onset of a short-lived neurophysiological disturbance that often results in autonomic nervous system dysfunction. This dysfunction affects both cardiovascular functioning and higher cognitive processing, inducing postconcussion clinical symptoms (somatic, cognitive, or emotional or a combination) and functional disturbances (impaired balance, cognition, and visual-vestibular performance). Current concussion rehabilitation paradigms using aerobic exercise may improve concussion symptoms. Additionally, cognitive training-focused rehabilitation interventions may enhance cognitive function postinjury. Though aerobic exercise and cognitive training-based concussion rehabilitation are successful independently, the multifaceted nature of concussion suggests the potential benefit of integrating both to improve concussion outcomes and clinician implementation. To support this clinical recommendation, we critiqued the existing research in which authors investigated aerobic exercise and cognitive training as postconcussion rehabilitation modalities, identified keys gaps in the literature, and proposed a practical clinical recommendation to integrate both modalities during concussion rehabilitation.
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- Christine E. Callahan
- Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Human Movement Science Curriculum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Cardiometabolic Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Human Movement Science Curriculum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Cardiometabolic Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Injury Prevention Research Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- STAR Heel Performance Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Vas A, Luedtke A, Ortiz E, Mackie N, Gonzalez S. Cognitive Rehabilitation: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Relevance of OTPF. Occup Ther Int 2023; 2023:8135592. [PMID: 37283959 PMCID: PMC10241584 DOI: 10.1155/2023/8135592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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There is increased awareness of the long-term cognitive sequelae of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Therefore, researchers and clinicians have developed and tested cognitive training protocols to address these challenges. The current review summarized literature that examined existing cognitive rehabilitation/training programs. Specifically, the review listed the impact of these programs on functional domains informed by the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF). Literature between the years 2008 and 2022 was gathered from nine databases. Results indicate that several cognitive rehabilitation programs have proven to positively influence domains of occupation, client factors, performance, and context. Occupational therapy practitioners have an opportunity to engage in mTBI management. Furthermore, adopting domains of OTPF may guide assessments, treatment planning, and long-term follow-up.
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- Asha Vas
- School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX 75235, USA
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- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX 75235, USA
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- School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX 75235, USA
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Crocker LD, Sullan MJ, Jurick SM, Thomas KR, Davey DK, Hoffman SN, Twamley EW, Jak AJ. Baseline executive functioning moderates treatment-related changes in quality of life in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Stress 2023; 36:94-105. [PMID: 36204974 DOI: 10.1002/jts.22883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment has been associated with improvement in quality of life (QOL); however, little is known about factors that moderate treatment-related changes in QOL, particularly cognitive factors. Executive functioning (EF) is important for success across all aspects of everyday life and predicts better psychological and physical health. EF is important to QOL, but more work is needed to better understand the association between EF and QOL improvements following interventions. We hypothesized that poorer baseline EF would be associated with less improvement in overall life satisfaction and satisfaction with health following PTSD treatment. U.S. veterans who served after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (post 9-11; N = 80) with PTSD and a history of mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury were randomized to standard cognitive processing therapy (CPT) or CPT combined with cognitive rehabilitation (SMART-CPT). Multilevel modeling was used to examine whether baseline EF performance was associated with changes in QOL scores from pretreatment to follow-up across both groups. Results indicated that poorer baseline performance on EF tests of working memory and inhibition were associated with less treatment-related improvements in general life satisfaction and satisfaction with health, rs = .26-.36. Treatment condition did not moderate any results. Future research should examine whether implementing EF-focused techniques before and/or concurrently with CPT for individuals with poorer baseline working memory and inhibition enhances QOL treatment gains, particularly in terms of general life and health-related satisfaction.
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- Laura D Crocker
- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
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- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
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- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, California, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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Leung T, Ng XY, Alexander L, Grant A, Grahamslaw J, Pagliari C, Reed MJ, Carson A, Gillespie DC, Jamjoom AAB. A Digital Health Intervention for Concussion: Development and Clinical Feasibility Study. JMIR Form Res 2023; 7:e43557. [PMID: 36724010 PMCID: PMC9932878 DOI: 10.2196/43557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Concussion is a common condition that can lead to a constellation of symptoms that affect quality of life, social integration, and return to work. There are several evidence-based behavioral and psychological interventions that have been found to improve postconcussion symptom burden. However, these are not routinely delivered, and individuals receive limited support during their concussion recovery. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop and test the feasibility of a digital health intervention using a systematic evidence-, theory-, and person-based approach. METHODS This was a mixed methodology study involving a scoping review (n=21), behavioral analysis, and logic model to inform the intervention design and content. During development, the intervention was optimized with feedback from individuals who had experienced concussions (n=12) and health care professionals (n=11). The intervention was then offered to patients presenting to the emergency department with a concussion (n=50). Participants used the intervention freely and input symptom data as part of the program. A number of outcome measures were obtained, including participant engagement with the intervention, postconcussion symptom burden, and attitudes toward the intervention. A selection of participants (n=15) took part in in-depth qualitative interviews to understand their attitudes toward the intervention and how to improve it. RESULTS Engagement with the intervention functionality was 90% (45/50) for the symptom diary, 62% (31/50) for sleep time setting, 56% (28/50) for the alcohol tracker, 48% (24/50) for exercise day setting, 34% (17/50) for the thought diary, and 32% (16/50) for the goal setter. Metrics indicated high levels of early engagement that trailed off throughout the course of the intervention, with an average daily completion rate of the symptom diary of 28.23% (494/1750). A quarter of the study participants (13/50, 26%) were classified as high engagers who interacted with all the functionalities within the intervention. Quantitative and qualitative feedback indicated a high level of usability and positive perception of the intervention. Daily symptom diaries (n=494) demonstrated a wide variation in individual participant symptom burden but a decline in average burden over time. For participants with Rivermead scores on completion of HeadOn, there was a strong positive correlation (r=0.86; P<.001) between their average daily HeadOn symptom diary score and their end-of-program Rivermead score. Insights from the interviews were then fed back into development to optimize the intervention and facilitate engagement. CONCLUSIONS Using this systematic approach, we developed a digital health intervention for individuals who have experienced a concussion that is designed to facilitate positive behavior change. Symptom data input as part of the intervention provided insights into postconcussion symptom burden and recovery trajectories. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05069948; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05069948.
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- University of Edinburgh Medical School, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMERGE), Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMERGE), Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMERGE), Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,Acute Care Edinburgh, Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- HeadOn Health Ltd, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Shi S, Almklov E, Afari N, Pittman JOE. Symptoms of major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans with mild traumatic brain injury: A network analysis. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0283101. [PMID: 37141223 PMCID: PMC10159137 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI, or concussion) is a debilitating condition that often leads to persistent cognitive and mental health problems post-injury. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are two most commonly occurring mental health problems following mTBI and are suggested to be strong contributors to the persistent post-concussion symptoms. Thus, it is important to understand the symptomatology of PTSD and MDD post-mTBI, to better inform targets for behavioral health interventions. Therefore, the current study examined the symptom structure of post-mTBI co-morbid PTSD and MDD through network approaches; we compared the network structure of participants with a positive mTBI screen (N = 753) to the network structure of participants with a negative mTBI screen (N = 2044); lastly, we examined a network of PTSD and MDD symptoms with clinical covariates in a positive mTBI sample. We found that feeling distant/cutoff (P10) and difficulty concentrating (P15) were the most central symptoms in the positive mTBI network and sleep problems were the most prominent bridge nodes across the disorders. No significant difference between the positive and negative mTBI network were found through network comparison tests. Moreover, anxiety and insomnia were strongly associated with sleep symptoms and irritability symptoms, and emotional support and resilience were potential buffers against most of the PTSD and MDD symptoms. The results of this study might be particularly useful for identifying targets (i.e., feeling distant, concentration and sleep problems) for screening, monitoring and treatment after concussion to better inform post-mTBI mental health care and to improve treatment outcomes.
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- Shuyuan Shi
- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States of America
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- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States of America
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Lindamer L, Almklov E, Pittman JOE, Shi S, Maye J, Jak A, Twamley E, Rabin B. Multi-method study of the implementation of Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Training (CogSMART) in real-world settings. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:1542. [PMID: 36528588 PMCID: PMC9758865 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08941-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Training (CogSMART) and Compensatory Cognitive Training (CCT) are evidence-based compensatory cognitive training interventions that improve cognition in persons with a history of traumatic brain injury or other neuropsychiatric disorders. Despite demonstrated efficacy, use and effectiveness of CogSMART/CCT in real-world settings is not known.We used a multi-method design to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative survey data from several domains of the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to gather information about use of CogSMART/CCT in real-world settings from provider and patient perspectives. Surveys were sent to email addresses from persons who registered on the CogSMART website seeking access to training manuals and other resources. Descriptive statistics were generated, and we used Natural Language Processing methods to study the self-report free responses. Using n-gram analysis, we identified the most frequently reported responses.We found CogSMART/CCT was broadly used in real-world settings and delivered by a variety of providers for several patient groups with high attendance and overall high satisfaction. CogSMART/CCT seemed to be offered in VA- or university-related clinics more than in private practice or rehabilitation centers. The diversity of providers and variety of formats by which to deliver CogSMART/CCT (i.e., individual, group, telehealth) seemed to play a role in its widespread implementation, as did its adaptability. Most providers made adaptations to the intervention that reduced the length or number of sessions. These changes were most likely to be based on client characteristics. The low rates of formal training, however, may have contributed to lower levels of perceived helpfulness among patients.Reach and Adoption of a cognitive rehabilitation intervention improved by increasing access to the manuals. Attention to characteristics of dissemination and implementation in the design of an intervention may enhance its use in real-world settings. The relevant outcomes, easy access to training manuals, and adaptability of CogSMART/CCT seem to have been important factors in its use in a variety of settings and for several disorders with cognitive impairment. The adoption of CogSMART/CCT by a variety of providers other than neuropsychologists suggests its use may be broadened to other healthcare providers, if adequately trained, to increase access to an intervention with demonstrated efficacy for cognitive rehabilitation for several neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Laurie Lindamer
- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161 USA ,grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161 USA
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- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161 USA ,grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- grid.17091.3e0000 0001 2288 9830Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Canada
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- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161 USA ,grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161 USA ,grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161 USA ,grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161 USA ,grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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Taylor AA, McCauley SR, Strutt AM. Postconcussional Syndrome. Neurol Clin 2022; 41:161-176. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Giles GM, Radomski MV, Carroll G, Anheluk M, Yunek J. Cognitive Interventions With Occupational Performance as a Primary Outcome for Adults With TBI (June 2013-October 2020). Am J Occup Ther 2022; 76:23923. [PMID: 36166671 DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2022/76s2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Systematic Review Briefs provide a summary of the findings from systematic reviews developed in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's Evidence-Based Practice Program. Each Systematic Review Brief summarizes the evidence on a theme related to a systematic review topic. This Systematic Review Brief presents findings from the systematic review on cognitive interventions to improve occupational performance for adults with traumatic brain injury.
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- Gordon Muir Giles
- Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, OTR/L, is Professor, Samuel Merritt University
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- Mary Vining Radomski, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Director, Courage Kenny Research, Courage Kenny Research Center/Allina Health
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- Ginger Carroll, MS, OT/L, CPPM, Courage Kenny, Research Center/Allina Health
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- Mattie Anheluk, MOT, OTR/L, Courage Kenny, Rehabilitation Institute- Minneapolis/Allina Health
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- Joe Yunek, MS, OTR/L, Courage Kenny, Rehabilitation Institute- Minneapolis/Allina Health
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Zare S, Zare H, Farzad V, Alipoor A. A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation in Improving Memory Function in Patients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. J Nerv Ment Dis 2022; 210:585-589. [PMID: 35120056 DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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ABSTRACT Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may have a detrimental effect on a patient's memory function. Memory problems are common after PTSD and can cause problems with a patient's day-to-day life. Cognitive rehabilitation is considered an effective treatment for patients with PTSD who want to improve cognitive memory. We searched keywords in electronic databases to find studies that looked into the effect of cognitive rehabilitation on memory function in patients with PTSD. This report is based on data from four studies with double-blind and placebo-controlled experiments totaling 198 participants. Effect size estimates were calculated using a mixed-effects meta-analysis for memory function. During cognitive rehabilitation, patients with PTSD demonstrated gains in memory in a variety of ways. Our results pointed to the need for further research into the most promising interventions for improving memory function in patients with PTSD. Furthermore, well-designed studies with large sample sizes are needed to confirm our results and determine the magnitude of the problem.
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- Somayeh Zare
- Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University
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- Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University
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Wright J, Sohlberg MM, McIntosh K, Seeley J, Hadley W, Blitz D, Lowham E. What is the effect of personalized cognitive strategy instruction on facilitating return-to-learn for individuals experiencing prolonged concussion symptoms? Neuropsychol Rehabil 2022:1-30. [PMID: 35543728 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2022.2074467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree to which personalized cognitive strategy instruction (PCSI) assisted students with prolonged concussion symptoms (PCS) to achieve functional and academic-related goals. It was hypothesized that goal attainment on collaboratively developed functional goals and selected scores on the pre/post outcome measurements would improve following the delivery of PCSI. A non-concurrent multiple baseline design was utilized across three female participants ages 13-16. The weekly status tracking measurement of participant performance served as the primary measurement analysed to determine the existence of a functional relation between the addition of PCSI to psychoeducation and the achievement of participant outcome. Although visual analysis of the plotted status tracking data did not support the existence of a functional relation, all three participants met or exceeded functional goals on their goal attainment scales. A Tau-U analysis supported a small treatment effect. The positive response to the intervention from two of the three participants in addition to goal attainment for all three participants suggests PCSI has potential to mitigate cognitive challenges in adolescents with PCS. Implications for future research and methods to promote ecological measurement of intervention effects are discussed.
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- Jim Wright
- Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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Linnestad AM, Løvstad M, Groven KS, Howe EI, Fure SCR, Spjelkavik Ø, Sveen U. "Manoeuvring in uncharted waters - a balancing act": A qualitative exploration of treatment and improvement after mild traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2022; 33:592-612. [PMID: 35168477 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2022.2034651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Background: Individuals who have sustained mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) with a protracted course of recovery may experience long-lasting somatic, cognitive, and emotional symptoms affecting activities of daily living. There is limited knowledge regarding individuals' lived experiences with treatments and advice provided.Purpose: To explore how individuals with mTBI describe and make sense of their injury, recovery process, and their experiences with various treatment approaches.Methods: Eight participants with mTBI were recruited from the intervention group in an ongoing randomized controlled trial regarding return-to-work. They were interviewed once after treatment delivery using a qualitative hermeneutical approach. Thematic analysis was applied, and findings are discussed in light of a salutogenic theory.Results: Participants expressed uncertainty regarding conflicting advice they received in the early phase of recovery. Three main themes were developed: (1) "Ambiguity and hope"; (2) "Uncertainty concerning activity and rest"; and (3) "To become the person I used to be vs. to become a new version of myself."Conclusion: The findings showed that the participants experienced both uncertainty and hope for further recovery. The recovery process is challenged by the variability of TBI symptoms that affects participation in everyday life, as well as the conflicting advice received by the participants.
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- Department of Research, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Nesoddtangen, Norway.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Health, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Habilitation and Rehabilitation Models and Services (CHARM), Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Eapen BC, Bowles AO, Sall J, Lang AE, Hoppes CW, Stout KC, Kretzmer T, Cifu DX. The management and rehabilitation of post-acute mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj 2022; 36:693-702. [DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2022.2033848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Blessen C. Eapen
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service Va Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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- Clinical Quality Program Specialist, Quality and Patient Safety, Veterans Administration Central Office, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Primary Care, McDonald Army Health Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia, USA
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- Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Army Medical Center of Excellence, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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- Defense Health Agency Research and Development (J-9), Director of Clinical Affairs Division Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Neuropsychology, Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Inpatient Polytrauma, Rehabilitation, Post-Deployment Rehabilitation and Evaluation Program (PREP), James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Senior TBI Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs Associate Dean of Innovation and System Integration, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of combined cognitive and vocational rehabilitation in patients with mild-to-moderate TBI: results from a randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:185. [PMID: 35151285 PMCID: PMC8840547 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07585-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a financial burden to the healthcare system, patients, their families and society. Rehabilitation interventions with the potential for reducing costs associated with TBI are demanded. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a randomized, controlled, parallel group trial that compared the effectiveness of a combined cognitive and vocational intervention to treatment as usual (TAU) on vocational outcomes.
Methods
One-hundred sixteen participants with mild-to-moderate TBI were recruited from an outpatient clinic at Oslo University Hospital, Norway. They were randomized to a cognitive rehabilitation intervention (Compensatory Cognitive Training, CCT) and Supported Employment (SE) or TAU in a 1:1 ratio. Costs of CCT-SE and TAU, healthcare services, informal care and productivity loss were assessed 3, 6 and 12 months after study inclusion. Cost-effectiveness was evaluated from the difference in number of days until return to pre-injury work levels between CCT-SE and TAU and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) derived from the EQ-5D-5L across 12 months follow-up. Cost-utility was expressed in incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER).
Results
The mean total costs of healthcare services was € 3,281 in the CCT-SE group and € 2,300 in TAU, informal care was € 2,761 in CCT-SE and € 3,591 in TAU, and productivity loss was € 30,738 in CCT-SE and € 33,401 in TAU. Costs related to productivity loss accounted for 84% of the total costs. From a healthcare perspective, the ICER was € 56 per day earlier back to work in the CCT-SE group. Given a threshold of € 27,500 per QALY gained, adjusting for baseline difference in EQ-5D-5L index values revealed a net monetary benefit (NMB) of € -561 (0.009*27,500–979) from the healthcare perspective, indicating higher incremental costs for the CCT-SE group. From the societal perspective, the NMB was € 1,566 (0.009*27,500-(-1,319)), indicating that the CCT-SE intervention was a cost-effective alternative to TAU.
Conclusions
Costs associated with productivity loss accounted for the majority of costs in both groups and were lower in the CCT-SE group. The CCT-SE intervention was a cost-effective alternative to TAU when considering the societal perspective, but not from a healthcare perspective.
Trial registration
ClinicalTrails.gov NCT03092713.
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Mollica A, Dey A, Cairncross M, Silverberg N, Burke MJ. Neuropsychiatric Treatment for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Nonpharmacological Approaches. Semin Neurol 2022; 42:168-181. [PMID: 35114694 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1742143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Postconcussive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)/concussion are common, disabling, and challenging to manage. Patients can experience a range of symptoms (e.g., mood disturbance, headaches, insomnia, vestibular symptoms, and cognitive dysfunction), and neuropsychiatric management relies heavily on nonpharmacological and multidisciplinary approaches. This article presents an overview of current nonpharmacological strategies for postconcussive symptoms including psychoeducation; psychotherapy; vestibular, visual, and physical therapies; cognitive rehabilitation; as well as more novel approaches, such as neuromodulation. Ultimately, treatment and management of mTBI should begin early with appropriate psychoeducation/counseling, and be tailored based on core symptoms and individual goals.
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- Adriano Mollica
- Neuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation and Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation and Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Neuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation and Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Bracho-Ponce MJ, Grasso-Cladera A, Salas C, Lassaletta A. ‘I am not who you think I am’: public stigma and invisible brain injury (‘No soy quien creen que soy’: estigma público y daño cerebral invisible). STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/02109395.2021.2006947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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- Universidad Diego Portales
- Centro de Estudios en Neurociencia Humana y Unidad de Neuropsicología Clínica
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Sakamoto MS, Delano-Wood L, Sorg SF, Schiehser DM, Merritt VC. Unemployment Status Is Associated With Greater Cognitive Intraindividual Variability in Veterans With a History of Remote Mild TBI. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2021; 36:E391-E396. [PMID: 34145154 DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between employment status and neuropsychological functioning in veterans with a history of remote mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) using 2 approaches to assess cognitive performance: (a) standard, traditional mean cognitive performance; and (b) across-test intraindividual variability (IIV). SETTING Outpatient Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. PARTICIPANTS Eligibility criteria included veterans with a history of mTBI who performed adequately on performance validity tests. Participants (N = 75; 37 employed, 38 unemployed) were evaluated, on average, about 5.5 years after their most recent mTBI. DESIGN Observational cohort study; all participants completed a clinical interview and a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. MAIN MEASURES Primary outcomes of interest included mean cognitive composite test scores and IIV scores on tasks of memory, attention/processing speed, and executive functioning. RESULTS Logistic regression models showed that mean cognitive performance was not predictive of employment status; however, IIV indices were ( = 7.88, P = .048) and accounted for 13% of the variance. Greater memory-IIV was significantly associated with being unemployed (β = -.16, SE = .07, P = .020, Exp(B) = 0.85; 95% CI, 0.74-0.98). CONCLUSION These findings build upon prior work showing that IIV, or cognitive dispersion, is associated with important functional outcomes following mTBI, including employment status. Future studies are needed to verify these findings, but the present study suggests that IIV indices offer a clinically meaningful marker of cognitive functioning and should be considered when evaluating functional outcomes following head trauma.
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- McKenna S Sakamoto
- Research & Psychology Services (Ms Sakamoto and Drs Delano-Wood, Sorg, Schiehser, and Merritt) and Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (Drs Delano-Wood, Schiehser, and Merritt), VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, California; and Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla (Drs Delano-Wood, Sorg, Schiehser, and Merritt)
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Psychoeducation as Precision Health in Military-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2021; 103:1222-1232. [PMID: 34516996 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A significant proportion of Service Members and Veterans (SMVs) experience at least 1 mild traumatic brain injury during military activities (mil-mTBI), which can result in enduring cognitive symptoms. Although multiple cognitive rehabilitation (CR) interventions have been developed for this population, patient psychoeducation focusing on biopsychosocial relationships and health behaviors is often cited as the first line of defense for mil-mTBI sequelae. However, theoretical and conceptual foundations of these psychoeducational techniques are not well articulated. This raises questions about the potency of attempts to boost health literacy in affected SMVs, who represent a highly heterogeneous patient population within a special cultural milieu. To elucidate the significance of this problem and identify opportunities for improvement, we view the psychoeducation of SMVs through the lens of educational principles described in serious mental illness, where "psychoeducation" was first formally defined, as well as contextual and phenomenological aspects of mil-mTBI that may complicate treatment efforts. To advance psychoeducation research and practice in mil-mTBI, we discuss how treatment theory, which seeks to link active treatment ingredients with specific therapeutic targets, and an associated conceptual framework for medical rehabilitation-the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System-can be leveraged to personalize educational content, integrate it into multicomponent CR interventions, and evaluate its effectiveness.
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Mahncke HW, DeGutis J, Levin H, Newsome MR, Bell MD, Grills C, French LM, Sullivan KW, Kim SJ, Rose A, Stasio C, Merzenich MM. A randomized clinical trial of plasticity-based cognitive training in mild traumatic brain injury. Brain 2021; 144:1994-2008. [PMID: 34312662 PMCID: PMC8370402 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Clinical practice guidelines support cognitive rehabilitation for people with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and cognitive impairment, but no class I randomized clinical trials have evaluated the efficacy of self-administered computerized cognitive training. The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a self-administered computerized plasticity-based cognitive training programmes in primarily military/veteran participants with a history of mTBI and cognitive impairment. A multisite randomized double-blind clinical trial of a behavioural intervention with an active control was conducted from September 2013 to February 2017 including assessments at baseline, post-training, and after a 3-month follow-up period. Participants self-administered cognitive training (experimental and active control) programmes at home, remotely supervised by a healthcare coach, with an intended training schedule of 5 days per week, 1 h per day, for 13 weeks. Participants (149 contacted, 83 intent-to-treat) were confirmed to have a history of mTBI (mean of 7.2 years post-injury) through medical history/clinician interview and persistent cognitive impairment through neuropsychological testing and/or quantitative participant reported measure. The experimental intervention was a brain plasticity-based computerized cognitive training programme targeting speed/accuracy of information processing, and the active control was composed of computer games. The primary cognitive function measure was a composite of nine standardized neuropsychological assessments, and the primary directly observed functional measure a timed instrumental activities of daily living assessment. Secondary outcome measures included participant-reported assessments of cognitive and mental health. The treatment group showed an improvement in the composite cognitive measure significantly larger than that of the active control group at both the post-training [+6.9 points, confidence interval (CI) +1.0 to +12.7, P = 0.025, d = 0.555] and the follow-up visit (+7.4 points, CI +0.6 to +14.3, P = 0.039, d = 0.591). Both large and small cognitive function improvements were seen twice as frequently in the treatment group than in the active control group. No significant between-group effects were seen on other measures, including the directly-observed functional and symptom measures. Statistically equivalent improvements in both groups were seen in depressive and cognitive symptoms.
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, and Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT, USA
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- Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, HI, USA
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- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
- National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Posit Science Corporation, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Targeting executive function for weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity. Physiol Behav 2021; 240:113540. [PMID: 34331958 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Obesity is associated with a multitude of negative health sequalae. Behavioral weight loss (BWL) is currently the recommended behavioral treatment for obesity; however, it is not effective for approximately half of the individuals who participate. BWL requires individuals to carry out many tasks requiring executive function (EF; i.e., higher order cognitive functions such as planning and problem solving) in order to be successful. Growing research supports that lower EF may be associated with attenuated weight loss following BWL, and targeting EF in treatment could improve outcomes. This paper aims to describe the rationale for the development of Novel Executive Function Training for Obesity (NEXT), which adapts Compensatory Cognitive Training to be delivered in conjunction with BWL. We summarize evidence relating EF to obesity and reduced weight loss following BWL, as well as the past success of cognitive training on EF. Then we describe the treatment model for NEXT followed by initial data suggesting that NEXT is feasible and acceptable and may impact EF and weight. Obesity treatments incorporating cognitive training, especially those that train compensatory strategies, may improve weight-loss outcomes and provide a more durable treatment than traditional interventions, but larger randomized control trials are necessary.
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The effectiveness of memory remediation strategies after traumatic brain injury: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2021; 64:101530. [PMID: 33957294 DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2021.101530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a steadily rising health concern associated with significant risk of emotional, behavioral and cognitive impairments. Cognitive memory impairment is one of the most concerning outcomes after TBI, affecting a wide range of everyday activities, social interactions and employment. Several comparative and comprehensive reviews on the effects of cognitive interventions in individuals with TBI have been conducted but usually with a qualitative rather than quantitative approach. Thus, evidence synthesis of the effects of TBI interventions on memory difficulties is limited. OBJECTIVE In this meta-analysis, we examined the memory-remediating effects of internal and external interventions, injury severity and the interaction of both factors for patients with TBI. METHODS Data were extracted from studies published between 1980 and 2020 that used objective memory measures (computerized or pencil-and-paper), and multiple meta-analyses were conducted to compare effectiveness across these interventions. Publication bias was assessed, as was quality of evidence using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool for randomized controlled studies. Our final meta-analysis included 16 studies of 17 interventions classified into 3 categories: internal, external and mixed. RESULTS Mixed interventions demonstrated the highest average effect size for memory difficulties (Morris d=0.79). An evaluation of injury severity yielded 2 categories: mild-moderate and moderate-severe. Analyses demonstrated a homogenous medium effect size of improvement across injury severity, with moderate-severe injury with the largest average effect size (Morris d=0.65). Further evaluation of injury severity interaction with intervention type revealed a mediating effect for both factors, demonstrating the largest effect size for mixed interventions with moderate-severe injury (Morris d=0.81). CONCLUSION This study highlights the effectiveness of memory remediation interventions on memory impairment after TBI. A wide range of interventions are more effective because they address individual variability for severity and memory deficits. The study further supports and expands existing intervention standards and guidelines.
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Wright J, Sohlberg MM. The Implementation of a Personalized Dynamic Approach for the Management of Prolonged Concussion Symptoms. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2021; 30:1611-1624. [PMID: 33914615 DOI: 10.1044/2021_ajslp-20-00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Purpose This clinical focus article reviews the existing treatment literature on the management of prolonged concussion symptoms (PCS) for specifying treatment components that hold the most promise for effectively targeting functional goals that are disrupted due to cognitive impairments. Current evidence suggests the treatment ingredients of psychoeducation and cognitive strategy instruction can be effective for addressing changes in functioning due to perceived cognitive deficits in attention, working memory, and executive functioning. Based on the literature, we propose a personalized, dynamic approach to managing PCS that is tailored to the symptom profile of the individual client and consists of three phases, treatment setup, implementation of treatment, and discharge plan, in which the implementation phase consists of psychoeducation and strategy training. The unique aspect of this approach is the use of individualized status tracking measures on goal progress as well as strategy use and perceived strategy helpfulness to empirically guide treatment. Client performance directs clinical decisions, and the clinician adapts treatment components in order to facilitate functional change. Conclusion We provide a case example of an adolescent client treated in our university clinic to demonstrate the implementation of the proposed personalized and dynamic approach to PCS management.
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- Jim Wright
- Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene
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- Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene
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Au RWC, Sezto HNW, Lam VWM, Wan YT, Poon LT, Pang PF, Wong JKK. Brief report: A randomized controlled trial of a compensatory cognitive training to improve prospective memory performance in people with schizophrenia or depression. Psychiatry Res 2021; 300:113914. [PMID: 33827012 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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People with schizophrenia or depression have prospective memory (PM) deficits, which affect their daily living. Given the paucity of research into training to correct PM deficits, we subjected a group of participants to a Chinese version of the PM module of the Cognitive Compensatory Training (CCT-C-PM) intervention to study its effect on their PM performance. Specifically, we independently randomized two diagnostic cohorts (schizophrenia and depression) into control groups (occupational therapy only) or experimental groups (CCT-C-PM and occupational therapy). The schizophrenia cohort had 17 participants in its control group and 23 participants in its experimental group. The depression cohort had 10 participants in its control group and 12 participants in its experimental group. The sociodemographic information of the participants was collected. Their symptoms and PM performances were measured at baseline and after treatment (after the completion of the CCT-C-PM intervention in the experimental group and the same timeframe in the control group). The treatment effects were examined by a repeated measure analysis of variance/analysis of covariance and a post hoc Scheffé test. The effect sizes (Cohen's d) of treatments against the controls were also calculated. There was no difference between the experimental and control groups in either cohort in terms of sociodemographic data, symptoms, and PM measures at baseline. The sex combination differed across the groups in the depression cohort. We found that the CCT-C-PM improved PM, especially event-based PM, for which large effect sizes were seen. The effect on time-based PM was unclear and requires future study. Our findings suggest that the CCT-C-PM is a viable training method for improving PM.
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- Raymond W C Au
- Occupational Therapy Department, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong.
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- Occupational Therapy Department, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Occupational Therapy Department, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Psychiatry, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Psychiatry, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Psychiatry, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Occupational Therapy Department, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
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Sullan MJ, Crocker LD, Thomas KR, Orff HJ, Davey DK, Jurick SM, Twamley EW, Norman SB, Schiehser DM, Aupperle R, Jak AJ. Baseline sleep quality moderates symptom improvement in veterans with comorbid PTSD and TBI receiving trauma-focused treatment. Behav Res Ther 2021; 143:103892. [PMID: 34091276 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2021.103892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Poor sleep quality is common among Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the relationship between sleep quality and treatment outcomes following trauma-focused interventions is less well-understood in this population. We sought to better understand whether 1) sleep quality changed as a result of trauma-focused treatment and 2) if baseline sleep quality moderated psychological and neurobehavioral treatment outcomes. Our sample consisted of 100 Iraq/Afghanistan era Veterans with PTSD and history of mild to moderate TBI who were randomized to one of two trauma-focused treatments: 1) Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) or 2) combined CPT and Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Therapy (SMART-CPT). Self-reported sleep quality, psychiatric symptoms (PTSD and depression), and neurobehavioral concerns were assessed at multiple timepoints throughout the study. Multilevel modeling showed sleep quality did not improve, regardless of treatment condition. However, worse baseline sleep quality was associated with less improvement in PTSD symptoms and cognitive complaints. There was no effect of baseline sleep quality on change in depression symptoms. These findings suggest that more targeted treatments to address sleep quality either prior to or in conjunction with trauma-focused therapy may help to improve treatment outcomes for Veterans with comorbid PTSD and TBI history.
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- Molly J Sullan
- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, USA
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- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, USA; National Center for PTSD, White River Junction, VT, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, USA
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA; School of Community Medicine, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA
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- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, USA.
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Apolipoprotein E ( APOE) ε4 Status Moderates the Relationship Between Close-Range Blast Exposure and Cognitive Functioning. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2021; 27:315-328. [PMID: 33138883 DOI: 10.1017/s1355617720001034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Recent studies suggest that close-range blast exposure (CBE), regardless of acute concussive symptoms, may have negative long-term effects on brain health and cognition; however, these effects are highly variable across individuals. One potential genetic risk factor that may impact recovery and explain the heterogeneity of blast injury's long-term cognitive outcomes is the inheritance of an apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 allele, a well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. We hypothesized that APOE ε4 carrier status would moderate the impact of CBE on long-term cognitive outcomes. METHODS To test this hypothesis, we examined 488 post-9/11 veterans who completed assessments of neuropsychological functioning, psychiatric diagnoses, history of blast exposure, military and non-military mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs), and available APOE genotypes. We separately examined the effects of CBE on attention, memory, and executive functioning in individuals with and without the APOE ε4 allele. RESULTS As predicted, we observed a differential impact of CBE status on cognition as a function of APOE ε4 status, in which CBE ε4 carriers displayed significantly worse neuropsychological performance, specifically in the domain of memory. These results persisted after adjusting for clinical, demographic, and genetic factors and were not observed when examining other neurotrauma variables (i.e., lifetime or military mTBI, distant blast exposure), though these variables displayed similar trends. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest APOE ε4 carriers are more vulnerable to the impact of CBE on cognition and highlight the importance of considering genetic risk when studying cognitive effects of neurotrauma.
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The power of appraisals in predicting PTSD symptom improvement following cognitive rehabilitation: A randomized clinical trial. J Affect Disord 2021; 282:561-573. [PMID: 33440301 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with PTSD often voice concern over their perceived change in cognitive functioning. However, these negative appraisals do not always align with objective neuropsychological performance, yet are strongly predictive of PTSD symptom severity and self-reported functional impairment. METHODS The present study involves a secondary analysis examining the role of appraisals of a subsample of 81 adults with full or subthreshold PTSD on treatment outcomes in a randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of a cognitive rehabilitation treatment, Strategic Memory and Reasoning Training (n = 38), compared to a psychoeducation control arm, the Brain Health Workshop (n = 43). Neither condition addressed PTSD symptoms, focusing instead on cognitive skills training and psychoeducation about the brain. RESULTS Intent-to-treat models showed statistically significant improvements for both groups on composite scores of executive functioning and memory. Additionally, both groups experienced clinically significant reductions in PTSD symptoms (assessed via the Clinician-Administered PTSD Interview) and the SMART group showed fewer negative appraisals about cognitive functioning following training. Change in appraisals of cognitive functioning was associated with change in PTSD as well as change in quality of life, with no differential associations based on group status. In contrast, neurocognitive test score changes were not associated with change in symptoms or functional outcomes. LIMITATIONS We did not collect data on other appraisals (e.g., self-efficacy), which could have further elucidated pathways of change. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that interventions that do not directly target PTSD symptoms can lead to PTSD symptom change via change in appraisals of functioning.
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Cheng YS, Tseng PT, Wu YC, Tu YK, Wu CK, Hsu CW, Lei WT, Li DJ, Chen TY, Stubbs B, Carvalho AF, Liang CS, Yeh TC, Chu CS, Chen YW, Lin PY, Wu MK, Sun CK. Therapeutic benefits of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments for depressive symptoms after traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2021; 46:E196-E207. [PMID: 33497170 PMCID: PMC7955847 DOI: 10.1503/jpn.190122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Depression is a common morbidity after traumatic brain injury. This network meta-analysis investigated the efficacy and tolerability of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions for depression after traumatic brain injury. METHODS We extracted randomized controlled trials examining pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic interventions with placebo- or active-controlled designs from PubMed, the Cochrane Library and ScienceDirect, from inception to October 30, 2018. We based study selection and extraction of a predefined list of variables on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, and conducted meta-analysis procedures using random effects modelling. Primary outcomes were changes in depressive symptom severity after pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic treatment; the secondary outcome was tolerability, reflected in overall patient dropout rates. RESULTS Our analysis of 27 randomized controlled trials (10 pharmacologic, total n = 483, mean age = 37.9 yr; 17 nonpharmacologic, total n = 1083, mean age = 38.0 yr) showed that methylphenidate had significantly superior efficacy compared to placebo or control (standardized mean difference -0.91, 95% confidence interval [CI] -1.49 to -0.33). Sertraline was associated with significantly lower tolerability (i.e., a higher dropout rate) compared to placebo or control (odds ratio 2.65, 95% CI 1.27 to 5.54). No nonpharmacologic treatment was more effective than the others, and we found no significant differences in tolerability (i.e., dropout rates) among the nonpharmacologic treatments. LIMITATIONS Heterogeneity in participant characteristics (e.g., comorbidities), study designs (e.g., trial duration) and psychopathology assessment tools, as well as small trial numbers for some treatment arms, could have been confounders. CONCLUSION The present network meta-analysis suggests that methylphenidate might be the best pharmacologic intervention for depressive symptoms related to traumatic brain injury. None of the nonpharmacologic interventions was associated with better improvement in depressive symptoms than the others or than control conditions. None of the pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic treatments had inferior tolerability compared to placebo or controls except for sertraline, which had significantly lower tolerability than placebo.
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- Yu-Shian Cheng
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
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- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
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- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
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- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
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- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
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- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Wei-Te Lei
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Dian-Jeng Li
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Tien-Yu Chen
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Brendon Stubbs
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Andre F Carvalho
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Chih-Sung Liang
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Ta-Chuan Yeh
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Che-Sheng Chu
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Yen-Wen Chen
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Pao-Yen Lin
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
| | - Ming-Kung Wu
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
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- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Cheng, Wu); the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Cheng, Tseng); the WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Tseng); the Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology & Neurology (Tseng, Chen); the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Wu); the Institute of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Tu); the Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Hsu, Wu, Lin); the Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Lei); the Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Lei Taiwan (Li); the Department of Addiction Science, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Li); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (Chen); the Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK (Stubbs); Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK (Stubbs); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON (Carvalho); the Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Liang); the Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (Yeh); the Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Chu); the Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chu); the Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Lin); the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Wu); the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun); the I-Shou University School of Medicine for International Students, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Sun)
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Babakhanyan I, Jensen M, Remigio-Baker RA, Sargent P, Bailie JM. Use of a randomized clinical trial design to study cognitive rehabilitation approaches to enhance warfighter performance. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2020; 20:100660. [PMID: 33094194 PMCID: PMC7568183 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Within the military, cognitive readiness is essential to ensure the warfighter can return to highly demanding combat training and deployment operations. The warfighter must be able to make split second decisions and adapt to new tools and environments. After a traumatic brain injury, clinicians helping the warfighter must have techniques that address warfighter cognitive readiness. Current rehabilitation for cognitive complaints used in military medicine are modeled after civilian therapies which focus on remediating moderate to severe impairment through building compensatory strategies. This traditional approach to cognitive rehabilitation does not translate well to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) where impairments are subtle, nor does it meet the needs of our warfighters in deployed and combat training environments. Challenging our current methods is critical in adapting to the needs of this highly valued population to ensure that our warfighters are able to carry out mission critical decision making. Here we present a review of our best current practices for cognitive rehabilitation, describe the limitations our traditional approaches impose for mTBI in military personnel, and present an alternative treatment called Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training (SMART) that can be adopted through a randomized clinical trial design. We propose directly comparing traditional treatment approaches with a novel cognitive rehabilitation strategy which has been well validated outside of the military setting. Procedures were developed to execute this clinical trial in a way that is most relevant to the study population by establishing ecologically valid outcome metrics.
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- Ida Babakhanyan
- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA
- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA, USA
- General Dynamics Health Solutions, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA
- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA, USA
- General Dynamics Health Solutions, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA
- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA, USA
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA, USA
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- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA
- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA, USA
- General Dynamics Health Solutions, Fairfax, VA, USA
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Howe EI, Fure SCR, Løvstad M, Enehaug H, Sagstad K, Hellstrøm T, Brunborg C, Røe C, Nordenmark TH, Søberg HL, Twamley E, Lu J, Andelic N. Effectiveness of Combining Compensatory Cognitive Training and Vocational Intervention vs. Treatment as Usual on Return to Work Following Mild-to-Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury: Interim Analysis at 3 and 6 Month Follow-Up. Front Neurol 2020; 11:561400. [PMID: 33240196 PMCID: PMC7683428 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.561400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Aims: Knowledge regarding the most effective return to work (RTW) approaches after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is lacking. This trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of a combined cognitive and vocational intervention to treatment as usual (TAU) on RTW and work stability after TBI. Methods: We performed a parallel-group randomized controlled trial (RCT) at a TBI outpatient clinic at Oslo University Hospital (OUH), Norway. Patients with a history of mild-to-moderate TBI (n = 116) aged 18–60 were randomized (1:1) by an independent investigator to receive group-based compensatory cognitive training (CCT) and supported employment (SE) (n = 60) or TAU consisting of individualized multidisciplinary treatment (n = 56). Participants were enrolled 2–3 months post-injury. The nature of the intervention prevented blinding of patients and therapists, however, outcome assessors were blinded to group allocation. The primary outcome measure was RTW at 3 and 6 months following study inclusion. Secondary outcomes were work percentage, stability, and productivity. The present study provides results from an interim analysis from the first two planned follow ups, while subsequent publications will present results up to 12 months following study inclusion. Results: Mixed effects models showed no between-group differences in the RTW proportion, work percentage, and hours worked between CCT-SE and TAU from baseline to 6 months. A significantly higher proportion of participants in CCT-SE had returned to work at 3 months when adjusting for baseline differences. The majority of participants who were employed at 3 and 6 months were stably employed. There was a statistically significant within-group improvement on RTW proportion, hours worked and work percentage in both groups. Conclusion: The results revealed no difference between CCT-SE and TAU on work-related outcomes from baseline to 6 months. However, there was a higher RTW proportion in the CCT-SE group compared to TAU at 3 months. Future publications will assess the effectiveness of CCT-SE vs. TAU up to 12 months. Clinical Trial Registration: US National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier #NCT03092713.
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- Emilie Isager Howe
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Research Centre for Habilitation and Rehabilitation Models and Services (CHARM), Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital Trust, Nesoddtangen, Norway.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- The Work Research Institute, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Research Centre for Habilitation and Rehabilitation Models and Services (CHARM), Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Research Centre for Habilitation and Rehabilitation Models and Services (CHARM), Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Matchanova A, Babicz MA, Johnson B, Loft S, Morgan EE, Woods SP. Prospective memory and spontaneous compensatory mnemonic strategy use in the laboratory and daily life in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2020; 42:952-964. [PMID: 33043812 DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2020.1828835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Older adults with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are at high risk for deficits in the resource-demanding, strategic aspects of prospective memory (PM) that can adversely affect health outcomes. This study examined the frequency and correlates of spontaneous compensatory strategy use during a laboratory-based PM task and its associations with the use of mnemonic strategies in daily life. METHOD Participants included 53 older adults with HAND, 89 older persons with HIV without HAND, and 62 seronegatives who completed the Cambridge Prospective Memory Test (CAMPROMPT), on which the type, frequency, and quality of their compensatory strategy use was quantified. Participants also completed self-report measures of PM symptoms and the frequency of mnemonic compensatory strategy use in daily life. RESULT There were no significant group-level effects on strategy use during the CAMPROMPT. Persons with HAND had moderately lower time-, but not event-based PM scores. Higher compensatory strategy use was strongly associated with better PM, particularly for time-based cues. Moreover, higher compensatory strategy use on the CAMPROMPT was associated with more frequent general mnemonic strategy use in daily life, and specifically with more frequent use of internal PM strategies (e.g., visualization) for medication adherence. CONCLUSION Spontaneous compensatory mnemonic strategy use can support PM performance among older adults with HAND in the laboratory. Strategy use in the laboratory may be a marker for the extent to which older adults with HAND use other compensatory strategies to support memory in their daily life. Future studies may examine whether compensatory mnemonic strategies can be taught and used to support PM in the daily lives of older persons with HIV disease.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston , Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia , Perth, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California , San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston , Houston, TX, USA.,School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia , Perth, Australia
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