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Powell LE, Gau J, Glang A, Corrigan JD, Ramirez M, Slocumb J. Staff Traumatic Brain Injury Skill Builder: Evaluation of an Online Training Program for Paraprofessional Staff Serving Adults With Moderate-Severe TBI. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2021; 36:E329-E336. [PMID: 33656483 PMCID: PMC8380254 DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000661] [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] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the online, self-guided, interactive Staff TBI Skill Builder training program for paraprofessional staff. DESIGN A within-subjects, nonexperimental evaluation involving 79 paraprofessionals and professionals working across a range of settings. Participants completed a pretest (T1), a posttest immediately upon program completion (T2), and follow-up (T3) 60 days after program completion. MEASURES (1) Knowledge of basic traumatic brain injury facts; (2) knowledge application; (3) self-efficacy in responding to text-based application scenarios; (4) self-report of skill utilization and effectiveness; and (5) program satisfaction (ease-of-use and usefulness). RESULTS Participants demonstrated high levels of knowledge, knowledge application, and self-efficacy at pretest. Despite the high pretest levels, participants showed significant improvements in knowledge application (d = 0.50) after using the program. Nonsignificant gains in knowledge (d = 0.13) and self-efficacy (d = 0.02) were found. The use of selected skills significantly increased from posttest to follow-up. Participants reported high program satisfaction; 99% of the participants indicated that they would recommend the program to others. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate the feasibility of providing interactive, online training for paraprofessionals serving adults with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury.
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- Laurie E Powell
- The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene (Drs Powell and Glang, Mr Gau, and Mss Ramirez and Slocumb); and Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University, Columbus (Dr Corrigan)
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Powell L, Gomez D, Gau J, Glang A, Perez A, Slocumb J, Beck L, Dawson M. A survey of the training experiences and needs of paraprofessionals serving adults with brain injury. Brain Inj 2019; 34:281-289. [DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2019.1686773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Laurie Powell
- Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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Comparing the Injury Profile, Service Use, Outcomes, and Comorbidities of People With Severe TBI Across Urban, Regional, and Remote Populations in New South Wales. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2016; 31:E26-38. [DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A Survey of Multidisciplinary Clinicians Working in Rehabilitation for People with Traumatic Brain Injury. BRAIN IMPAIR 2016. [DOI: 10.1017/brimp.2015.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Little is known about clinicians’ experiences in rehabilitation for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This survey study aimed to investigate clinicians’ scope of practice, perceived barriers to practice, factors influencing confidence levels and professional development preferences. Participants included 305 clinicians (88% female, 97% aged 20–60 years) from psychology (28%), occupational therapy (27%), speech pathology (15%), physiotherapy (11%), social work (6%), rehabilitation medicine (3%) and nursing (3%) disciplines. Survey results indicated that goal setting, client or family education, and assessment for rehabilitation, were the most common activities across all disciplines (>90%). Client-related barriers, family-related barriers and client–therapist relationship barriers were more frequently selected than workplace context and professional skill barriers (p <.05). Clinicians working with clients with mild TBI reported significantly fewer barriers (p< .05); yet, they were less confident in overcoming barriers than clinicians working with clients with more severe TBI (p< .001). Clinicians with fewer years of experience (<2 years) reported significantly lower confidence in overcoming barriers than clinicians with 2–10 years and >10 years of experience (p< .01). The most commonly selected professional development areas included new interventions and therapies, translating rehabilitation research into everyday practice and client specific topics. These findings provide a unique multidisciplinary perspective on clinicians working in TBI rehabilitation in Australia. Understanding of the perceived barriers to practice and professional development needs may guide training and support initiatives for clinicians which, in turn, may enhance the quality of brain injury rehabilitation.
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Block CK, West SE, Goldin Y. Misconceptions and Misattributions About Traumatic Brain Injury: An Integrated Conceptual Framework. PM R 2015; 8:58-68.e4. [PMID: 26054960 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The objective of the present narrative review was to provide a conceptual framework to address common misconceptions in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and enhance clinical and research practices. This framework is based on review of the literature on TBI knowledge and beliefs. The comprehensive search of the literature included seminal and current texts as well as relevant articles on TBI knowledge and education, misconceptions, and misattributions. Reviewed materials ranged from 1970 to 2013 and were obtained from PubMed and PubMed Central online research databases. Research findings from the reviewed literature were integrated with existing social and cognitive psychological concepts to develop a framework that includes: (1) the identification antecedents of TBI-related misconceptions and misattribution; (2) understanding of how inaccurate beliefs form and persist as the result of pre- and postinjury cognitive operations such as informational cascades and attribution biases; and (3) a discussion of ways in which these beliefs can result in consequences in all domains of a survivor's life, including physical and mental health, stigma, and discrimination. This framework is intended to serve as a first stage of development of a model that will improve treatment endeavors and service delivery to individuals with TBI and their families.
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- Cady K Block
- The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)/Memorial Hermann, 1333 Moursund Avenue, Houston, TX 77030(∗).
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- JKF-Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, NJ(†)
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Assessment of veteran and caregiver knowledge about mild traumatic brain injury in a VA Medical Center. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2014; 29:76-88. [PMID: 23524877 DOI: 10.1097/htr.0b013e3182886d78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the accuracy of knowledge about mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) of veterans and their friends/family members. SETTING VA Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS One hundred veterans and 50 of their friends/family members. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. MAIN MEASURES A 60-item questionnaire was created by drawing both from the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory and from a brain injury knowledge survey developed for use with the general public. RESULTS Both groups were equally able to identify true mild TBI items, but both also endorsed numerous items not typical of a mild injury. Self-reported prior TBI and receipt of TBI education were unrelated to the level of knowledge. For both groups, knowing another individual with TBI was unrelated to other aspects of mild TBI knowledge. Only 1 in 5 veterans endorsed receiving brain injury education while in the military. CONCLUSION Results of this study may assist in the development of targeted TBI educational interventions for veterans and their friends/family members within the Veterans Affairs system. Ultimately, increased knowledge about mild TBI improves the likelihood that veterans receive care congruent with their needs and may potentially improve outcomes for those with mild TBI.
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Challenging Behaviours, Co-morbidities, Service Utilisation and Service Access among Community-dwelling Adults with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Multicentre Study. BRAIN IMPAIR 2014. [DOI: 10.1017/brimp.2014.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To examine patterns, predictors and unmet needs of service utilisation and access to mental health and/or drug and alcohol services among community-dwelling adults with severe traumatic brain injury, and compare those who displayed challenging behaviours with those not displaying challenging behaviour.Design: Retrospective multicentre study.Subjects: All active clients (n= 507) of the New South Wales (NSW) Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program (BIRP) community rehabilitation teams.Methods: Clinician-rated data were collected on client challenging behaviours, mental health and functional status, service utilisation and unmet needs. Between-groups analyses (challenging behaviour versus no challenging behaviours) were conducted to examine patterns of service utilisation and unmet needs. Predictors for service utilisation were tested by multiple linear regression.Results: Challenging behaviours were associated with higher use of BIRP and non-BIRP services and greater levels of unmet needs. Challenging behaviour was an independent predictor of higher levels of service utilisation, in conjunction with pre- and post-injury mental health and drug and alcohol co-morbidities and geographic location. Only 15.3% of the 111 clients with challenging behaviours and co-morbid drug and alcohol problems accessed a drug and alcohol service, while another 32.4% had unmet needs for such services.Conclusion: Challenging behaviours make an independent contribution to increased levels of service utilisation after severe traumatic brain injury.
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Block CK, West SE. Psychotherapeutic treatment of survivors of traumatic brain injury: Review of the literature and special considerations. Brain Inj 2013; 27:775-88. [DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.775487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bartolo M, Zucchella C, Pace A, De Nunzio AM, Serrao M, Sandrini G, Pierelli F. Improving neuro-oncological patients care: basic and practical concepts for nurse specialist in neuro-rehabilitation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2012; 31:82. [PMID: 23031446 PMCID: PMC3527182 DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-31-82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Neuro-oncological population well expresses the complexity of neurological disability due to the multiple neurological deficits that affect these patients. Moreover, due to the therapeutical opportunities survival times for patients with brain tumor have increased and more of these patients require rehabilitation care. The figure of nurse in the interdisciplinary specialty of neurorehabilitation is not clearly defined, even if their role in this setting is recognized as being critical and is expanding. The purpose of the study is to identify the standard competencies for neurorehabilitation nurses that could be taught by means of a specialization course. Methods A literature review was conducted with preference given to works published between January 2000 and December 2008 in English. The search strategy identified 523 non-duplicated references of which 271 titles were considered relevant. After reviewing the abstracts, 147 papers were selected and made available to a group of healthcare professionals who were requested to classify them in few conceptual main areas defining the relative topics. Results The following five main areas were identified: clinical aspects of nursing; nursing techniques; nursing methodology; relational and organisational models; legal aspects of nursing. The relative topics were included within each area. As educational method a structured course based on lectures and practical sessions was designed. Also multi-choices questions were developed in order to evaluate the participants’ level of knowledge, while a semi-structured interview was prepared to investigate students’ satisfaction. Conclusions Literature shows that the development of rehabilitation depends on the improvement of scientific and practical knowledge of health care professionals. This structured training course could be incorporated into undergraduate nursing education programmes and also be inserted into continuing education programmes for graduate nurses. Developing expertise in neuro-rehabilitation for nurses, will be critical to improve overall care and care management of patients with highly complex disabilities as patients affected by brain tumors. The next step will be to start discussing, at the level of scientific societies linked to the field of neurorehabilitation and oncology, the development of a specialisation course in neurorehabilitation nursing.
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- Michelangelo Bartolo
- NeuroRehabilitation Unit, IRCCS NEUROMED, Mediterranean Neurological Institute, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy.
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Kelly G, Winkler D. Long-Term Accommodation and Support for People With Higher Levels of Challenging Behaviour. BRAIN IMPAIR 2012. [DOI: 10.1375/brim.8.3.262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AbstractThe purpose of the present article is to describe the issues associated with providing lifelong accommodation and support to people with severe brain injury, neurobehavioural disability, and overt challenging behaviours. In particular, the article focuses on two groups of people within an Australian context: (a) those who live in community settings but whose behaviour is not adequately managed even by specialist outreach behaviour management services, and (b) those who are confined to aged care residential facilities and who show challenging behaviour. These groups bring to the fore different lifelong behaviour management issues. At present, if community-based clients seriously offend or have an adequate psychiatric diagnosis, they may be placed in heavily secured psychiatric units or prison. Otherwise, by default, they will reside in less restrictive options such as family homes and shared supported accommodation. We will argue that the current service system lacks the ability to apply appropriate structure and control to many clients with serious challenging behaviours, and propose that specialised facilities would make an important addition to the service system. Conversely, young clients confined to residential aged care facilities live in impoverished environments that often contribute to challenging behaviour that can be enormously disruptive, distressing, and unsafe. We will review the recent Australian State and Federal Government initiative aimed at transitioning some young people out of nursing homes, and we raise considerations for future service development. There are many individuals with the potential to make significant gains in a tightly structured setting before returning to the community, while others will manage well with long-term placement in a setting designed for residents with neurobehavioural disability. Case studies and service data are used to support these arguments, and key elements of accommodation and rehabilitation models for those in need of long-term neurobehavioural support are described.
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Simpson G, Secheny T, Lane-Brown A, Strettles B, Ferry K, Phillips J. Post-acute Rehabilitation for People With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Model Description and Evaluation of the Liverpool Hospital Transitional Living Program. BRAIN IMPAIR 2012. [DOI: 10.1375/brim.5.1.67.35401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AbstractTransitional Living Programs (TLPs) have been a standard component of traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation services for over two decades. The twofold aim of this study was to describe a TLP service model, and to examine the efficacy of standardised TBI-specific outcome scales for TLPs. A consecutive series of 50 residents admitted to the TLP over an 18-month period were administered a number of outcome measures at both admission and discharge. Mean duration of PTA for the sample was 60 days and average length of stay was 7 weeks. Measures included the Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale (SPRS), the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI), the Brain Injury Community Rehabilitation Outcome (BICRO) scales and the Assessment of Living Skills and Resources Scale (ALSAR). Results showed significant improvements in the global scores for the SPRS, MPAI and ALSAR from admission to discharge. In contrast, a number of the BICRO scales exhibited floor or ceiling effects. Correlational analysis found moderate to strong associations between the SPRS, MPAI and ALSAR across a number of functional domains. Results to date show promise in identifying measures that are able to detect change over the course of a TLP admission. The findings lay the foundation for ongoing research into the effectiveness of such programs.
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Gelech JM, Desjardins M. I am many: the reconstruction of self following acquired brain injury. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2011; 21:62-74. [PMID: 20671300 DOI: 10.1177/1049732310377454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In this article we examine the construction of self following acquired brain injury from an experience-centered perspective. Life history and semistructured interview transcripts collected from four brain injury survivors were analyzed using thematic, syntactic, and deep structure analysis. Though notions of the "lost" or "shattered" self have dominated discussions of personhood in the acquired brain injury literature, we argue that this perspective is a crude representation of the postinjury experience of self, and that aspects of stability, recovery, transcendence, and moral growth are also involved in this process. We highlight the intersubjective nature of the self, and present the processes of delegitimation, invalidation, negotiation, and resistance as crucial aspects of the postinjury construction of personhood. We explore the implications of this complex process of construction of self for grief and bereavement theories, clinical practice, and professional discourse in the area of acquired brain injury.
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- Jan M Gelech
- Department of Psychology in Saskatoon, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Yeates GN, Gracey F, Mcgrath JC. A biopsychosocial deconstruction of “personality change” following acquired brain injury. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2008; 18:566-89. [DOI: 10.1080/09602010802151532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gauggel S. Grundlagen und Empirie der Neuropsychologischen Therapie: Neuropsychotherapie oder Hirnjogging? ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE 2003. [DOI: 10.1024/1016-264x.14.4.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zusammenfassung: Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit dem theoretischen Fundament und den empirischen Grundlagen neuropsychologischer Interventionen. Nach einem kurzen historischen Rückblick werden die konzeptionellen Grundlagen einer neuropsychologischen Behandlung dargestellt und erläutert. Neuropsychologische Interventionen werden drei Therapiesäulen zugeordnet: Restitution, Kompensation und integrierten Verfahren. Restitution bezieht sich auf Maßnahmen, mit denen gestörte neuronale Systeme wieder reaktiviert werden sollen. Kompensation beinhaltet den aktiven oder passiven Ausgleich von Funktionsdefiziten durch vorhandene Fähigkeiten. Hierzu zählt nicht nur das Lernen neuer Strategien und der Einsatz von Hilfsmitteln, sondern auch die Veränderung von Erwartungen, Lebenszielen und andere kognitive Anpassungen. Integrierte Verfahren stellen Verfahren (z. B. operante Techniken) anderer Psychotherapierichtungen dar, die bei einer neuropsychologischen Behandlung Anwendung finden können und auf die Bedürfnisse von Patienten mit organisch bedingten psychischen Störungen zugeschnitten sind. Die in dem Beitrag referierten Studien unterstreichen die Bedeutung der drei postulierten Therapiesäulen.
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