Archived Projects of the TBINDC Registry by Researchers Last Name
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8 archived projects available at this time for Tamara Bushnik, Ph.D.
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| Premorbid psychosocial status and functional measures at inpatient rehabilitation admission as predictors of functional outcome, community integration, psychosocial status and satisfaction with life | ||
| Abstract: The objective of this study is to better characterize the predictive abilities of premorbid factors, the DRS, and the FIM at inpatient rehabilitation admission with regard to status on various domains at discharge and at one year post-injury. It would significantly assist the clinician/case manager to know the predictive abilities of these scales, which are often the only ones available at inpatient admission, in order to better assess likely outcome in the short- and long-term... more | ||
| Investigators: | Bushnik T, Rosenthal M, Kreutzer J, High Jr. W, Wright J | view full details |
| Lead Center: | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | |
| Collaborating Centers: | Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research | |
| Outcome of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury by Disposition from Acute Care | ||
| Abstract: The objective of this study is to compare outcomes of those going to TBIMS inpatient rehabilitation with those going to post-acute programs and other dispositions, on cohorts that are comparable in severity of injury and pre-injury social status. Dispositions will include different types and intensities of care, for example, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, day treatment, skilled nursing facilities, post-acute services, and no services... more | ||
| Investigators: | Bushnik T, Hanks R, Kreutzer J | view full details |
| Lead Center: | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | |
| Collaborating Centers: | Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia | |
| Implications of blunt versus penetrating violent injury and violent versus non-violent etiology on functional outcome in TBI | ||
| Abstract: Violence is the second leading cause of injury for patients treated in the TBIMS. This study will contribute to a needed knowledge base by comparing some key functional outcome characteristics of individuals with violence-related TBIs included in the TBIMS database with those of other etiologies... more | ||
| Investigators: | Bushnik T, Hanks R, Kreutzer J, Walter H | view full details |
| Lead Center: | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | |
| Collaborating Centers: | Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research | |
| Community integration and life satisfaction in TBI from violent etiologies | ||
| Abstract: Violence is the second leading cause of injury for patients treated in the TBIMS. This study will examine the community integration of individuals who sustain gunshot wounds (GSWs), assaults, and high velocity injuries in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). It will also compare satisfaction with life for individuals with violence-related TBIs with those of other etiologies... more | ||
| Investigators: | Bushnik T, High Jr. W, Hanks R, Kreutzer J, Boake C | view full details |
| Lead Center: | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | |
| Collaborating Centers: | The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia | |
| Length of stay in inpatient rehabilitation: does it make a difference in outcome | ||
| Abstract: The objective is to investigate whether the length of TBI inpatient rehabilitation stay has an impact on functional outcomes at discharge from rehabilitation and one year post-injury in comparable groups. This comparison is relevant because the managed care environment has brought about shorter inpatient rehabilitation stays determined by reimbursement rather than level of disability... more | ||
| Investigators: | Bushnik T, High Jr. W, Hanks R, Kreutzer J | view full details |
| Lead Center: | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | |
| Collaborating Centers: | The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia | |
| The Effect of Gender on Neurorecovery Following Brain Injury (Ages 16-50). | ||
| Abstract: Animal models of recovery from brain injury suggest that females show better neurorecovery compared to males and that the effect may be mediated by the hormone progesterone. Progesterone is hypothesized to protect the animal from edema and other secondary complications of brain injury. Studies in humans have not consistently demonstrated an effect of gender on neurorecovery, but interpretation is complicated by the failure to match males and females on age and severity of injury. Using data from the TBI Model System National Database, the proposed study will look for an effect of gender on neurorecovery in womenÂ’s childbearing years after matching females with male controls based on age and severity.... more | ||
| Investigators: | Greenspan A, Stringer A, Bell K, Bushnik T, Englander J | view full details |
| Lead Center: | Emory University/Shepherd Center | |
| Collaborating Centers: | University of Washington, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | |
| Does the Use of Half-point Scores Increase the Sensitivity of the Disability Rating Scale? | ||
| Abstract: In 1994, the TBI Model System changed the Disability Rating Scale (DRS) scoring from whole to half points. Half points are now utilized for the Cognitive Ability for Self Care, Level of Functioning, and Employability Items when the whole-point definitions are not adequate. Total half-point scores are rounded down to the better whole score category when using the established disability categories. This change was implemented to increase sensitivity of the DRS. However, no study has been conducted regarding the impact of this new scoring as compared to the traditional whole-point scoring, which is the purpose of this study... more | ||
| Investigators: | Hammond F, Grattan K, Sasser H, Bushnik T, Wagner Jr. F | view full details |
| Lead Center: | Carolinas Rehabilitation | |
| Collaborating Centers: | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | |
| Concordance of Patient and Family Report of Neurobehavioral Symptoms at 1 year Post Traumatic Brain Injury | ||
| Abstract: Objective: To determine concordance between patient and family report of neurobehavioral symptoms and problems across 6 domains of function and 3 levels of injury severity at 1 year post traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Prospective longitudinal design with follow-up between 10 and 14 months post injury. Setting: 17 TBI Model System centers. Patients: 267 adults with primarily moderate and severe TBI who had completed self-ratings and also had significant other ratings of neurobehavioral symptoms. Main Outcome Measures: Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory, Revised (NFI-R), a 70-item scale with subscales assessing frequency of symptoms in Motor, Somatic, Memory/ Attention, Depression, Communication and Aggression... more |
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| Investigators: | Hart T, Whyte J, Polansky M, Millis S, Hammond F, Sherer M, Bushnik T, Hanks R, Kreutzer J | view full details |
| Lead Center: | Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute | |
| Collaborating Centers: | Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, Carolinas Rehabilitation, Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia | |
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8 archived projects available at this time for Tamara Bushnik, Ph.D.
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