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Controlled Cortical Impact Model for Traumatic Brain Injury
Published on: August 5, 2014
Completing an interdisciplinary outpatient intervention improves patient rehabilitation goals following a mild
Marquise M Bonn1,2, James P Dickey3, Becky Moran4
1Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Background:
Individualized and interdisciplinary rehabilitation programs are recommended following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), but often have long waitlists. Accordingly, innovative evidence-based programs are needed.
Objectives:
The first objective of this study was to determine the number and types of rehabilitation goals chosen by individuals completing an interdisciplinary outpatient rehabilitation intervention (BrainEx90) for persisting symptoms following an mTBI. The second objective was to investigate whether completing BrainEx90 or choosing specific types of goals influenced performance and satisfaction ratings of these goals.
Methods:
217 individuals (44.4 ± 13.5 years old) with persisting symptoms following an mTBI completed BrainEx90, a 16-session interdisciplinary group outpatient rehabilitation intervention at Parkwood Institute between November 2013 and September 2019. Performance and satisfaction ratings of self-identified goals before and after BrainEx90 were assessed using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, and changes in ratings were analyzed using a linear mixed effects model.
Results:
1008 goals were identified and categorized as: productivity (45%); leisure (37%); and self-care (18%). Satisfaction ratings were significantly higher for all goal types following BrainEx90. Satisfaction with self-care goals improved significantly more than leisure [t(151) = 3.24, p < .01] and productivity [t(144) = 2.97, p < .01] goals. Performance ratings were also significantly greater following BrainEx90 [2.4, 95% CI [2.27, 2.53], p < .01)].
Conclusion:
Performance and satisfaction of self-identified rehabilitation goals significantly improved following BrainEx90. Satisfaction with self-care goals demonstrated the greatest improvements, yet the most identified goal type was productivity.
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