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Projects of the TBINDC Registry by Researchers Last Name
Intentional versus Unintentional Traumatic Brain Injury: Risk Factors and Outcomes
Abstract: Purpose: This study examined potential differences between people who have experienced intentional vs unintentional traumatic brain injury (TBI). Subjects: Subjects with unintentional injury (N=194), obtained mostly in crashes, were compared to 44 people with intentional injuries, obtained mostly in assaults, in terms of demographic information, injury factors, and outcome. Setting: Large medical center with acute rehabilitation. Measures: Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Disability Rating Scale (DRS), Community Integration Questionnaire. Results: T-tests did not reveal differences between the groups in age, education, Glasgow Coma Score, total Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores at rehabilitation admission and... more
Investigators: Novack T, Bush B, Meythaler J, Canupp K, Alderson A view full
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Lead Center: University of Alabama
Collaborating Centers: Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Self-Inflicted versus Other-Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury: Risk Factors and Outcomes
Abstract: Abstract: Intentionally inflicted traumatic brain injury (TBI), such as those due to violence, has been a recent focus of this study. People with intentional injuries can be separated into those with self-inflicted (SI) versus other-inflicted (OI) injuries. Although there has been speculation that those with SI injuries may experience different outcomes than other people with TBI, the issue has not been examined objectively. Among 240 subjects in a prospective study, 35 experienced OI injures, usually in assaults, and 9 SI injures, usually from gunshot wounds. The groups did not differ in terms of age, education, marital status, alcohol or drug history, presence of alcohol on admission, employment at the time of injury, total... more
Investigators: Novack T, Bush B, Canupp K, Glen E, Alderson A view full
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Lead Center: University of Alabama
Validation of a Model for Evaluating Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract: Structural equation modeling compared the fit of the data from two samples to a path analysis developed through clinical use and prior research. Both samples provide adequate goodness-of-fit measures to the model, supporting the validity of this model. These results show significant relationships between premorbid factors and acute injury severity and subsequent cognitive and functional status. Injury severity significantly affected cognitive and functional status, while cognitive and functional status significantly influenced one year outcome. As predicted, premorbid factors and injury severity did not significantly influence outcome.... more
Investigators: Novack T view full
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Lead Center: University of Alabama
Collaborating Centers: Mayo Medical Center, Emory University/Shepherd Center, Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation
Development and Application of a Home Based Cognitive Stimulation Program
Abstract: Objective: Develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive stimulation program to be used by family members.

Design: Longitudinal study of people with TBI as controls or receiving the treatment.

Setting: Home environment.

Participants: 23 people with TBI receiving the treatment program in their homes, 28 people receiving standard of care without the treatment program.

Intervention: A program to promote cognitive stimulation using materials available in the home.

Outcome Measures: Mini Mental State Examination, Community Integration Questionnaire, Satisfaction with Life measured at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Referral to vocational rehabilitation was also monitored.

Results: Based on repeated measures ANOVA there... more
Investigators: Novack T view full
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Lead Center: University of Alabama
UFOV Performance and Driving Ability Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the relationship between performance on the Useful Field of View Test (UFOV) and driving performance following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants: 60 people with TBI referred for driving evaluation. Measures: Useful Field of View Test, as well as the Global Rating Scale and Driver Assessment Scale, both of which were developed for this study. Results: Subject performance diminished as the complexity of the UFOV subtests increased. There was a significant relationship between UFOV performance, particularly on the second subtest, and on-road driving performance. Subject age and Trail Making Test, Part B were also predictive of driving performance. Conclusions: The UFOV can be used as a screening... more
Investigators: Novack T view full
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Lead Center: University of Alabama
Feasibility of administration of a brief neuropsychological battery for use during acute inpatient rehabilitation after TBI
Abstract: Previous investigations have studied the association of early neuropsychological test performance with late outcome in patients who were initially evaluated during inpatient rehabilitation. However, in these previous investigations, neuropsychological test findings have been confounded with patient injury severity. Neuropsychological assessment was performed at resolution of PTA and PTA duration is a well-recognized index of injury severity. Clinical experience would suggest that a patient who reaches a given level of neuropsychological functioning at one month post injury will have a better long term outcome than another patient who takes 3 months to reach the same level of neuropsychological functioning. By basing timing of testing... more
Investigators: Kalmar K, Giacino J, Novack T, Sherer M, Nakase-Thompson R, Frol A, Hanks R, Millis S, Gordon W, Ricker J view full
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Lead Center: JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
Collaborating Centers: University of Alabama, Methodist Rehabilitation Center, North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Development of Participation Measures for People with Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract: There is no general agreement in the field regarding a reliable and valid objective measure of community participation after TBI. This study will use a multi-center, prospective, cohort design to evaluate participation items pooled from four currently used tools: the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique Short Form (CHART-SF); the Community Integration Questionnaire Version 2 (CIQ-2); the Participation Objective-Participation Subjective (PO-PS) section of the Living Life After TBI (LLATBI); and the Mayo-Portland Participation Index (M2PI). The primary objectives of this study are to: 1) evaluate internal consistency, concurrent validity, and item/scale structure of current measures of community participation after TBI; and 2)... more
Investigators: Whiteneck G, Bushnik T, Cicerone K, Corrigan J, Bogner J, Dijkers M, Gordon W, Hart T, Malec J, Novack T view full
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Lead Center: Craig Hospital
Collaborating Centers: University of Alabama, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Mayo Medical Center, Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Ohio State University, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
A Collaborative National Information Center on Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury
Abstract: In order to better serve the rehabilitation community, the Center on Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI) website and newsletter are proposed. The COMBI provides information on measures in a format that is easily accessed and understood, free of charge, objective, and comprehensive. Each measure will have online syllabi, training and testing materials (including the measure's rating form), information on scale properties, a reference listing of published studies using the measure, and a section for "Frequently Asked Questions."... more
Investigators: Bushnik T, Wright J, Mellick D, Harrison-Felix C, Boake C, Sander A, Malec J, Sherer M, Thompson R, Novack T, Dijkers M, Bogner J, Corrigan J, Hammond F, Kreutzer J, Marwitz J, Millis S, O'Neil-Pirozzi T view full
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Lead Center: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Collaborating Centers: Craig Hospital, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Mayo Medical Center, Methodist Rehabilitation Center, University of Alabama, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Ohio State University, Carolinas Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medicine


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