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Assessment and Communication for People with Disorders of Consciousness

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Tailoring the Recovery Ruler: A Data Visualization Tool for Disorders of Consciousness Rehabilitation Programs.

Patricia Grady-Dominguez¹, Lauren Teague¹, Alison McGuire²

¹Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

|January 9, 2026

Summary

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The Recovery Ruler, a data visualization tool for disorders of consciousness patients, was successfully tailored for post-acute rehabilitation settings. This enhanced communication and interpretation of patient data for improved care.

Keywords:

Consciousness disorders Data visualization Outcome assessment Rehabilitation User-centered design

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Area of Science:

Neurorehabilitation
Medical Informatics
Patient Communication

Background:

Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) present significant challenges in post-acute rehabilitation.
Effective communication of patient progress, particularly Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) scores, is crucial for family-centered care.
Novel data visualization tools are needed to support clinicians and improve patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the tailoring process and outcomes of the Recovery Ruler, a data visualization tool, for four post-acute rehabilitation programs.
To enhance the tool's utility for patients with disorders of consciousness.
To improve the communication and interpretation of CRS-R results among rehabilitation practitioners and family care partners.

Main Methods:

A descriptive, participatory, qualitative approach was employed.
Iterative design sessions were conducted with 16 rehabilitation practitioners across four post-acute rehabilitation programs.
Data were collected through design session transcripts, research team notes, and correspondences.

Main Results:

Practitioners identified three key functions for the Recovery Ruler: communicating CRS-R results, guiding score interpretation, and providing contextual information.
Revisions included emphasizing the equal-interval scale, modifying score range representations, and adding fields for clinical notes and test completion codes.
Tailoring was perceived to enhance the tool's comprehensibility, efficiency, and alignment with existing clinical workflows.

Conclusions:

The Recovery Ruler was successfully adapted to meet the specific needs of diverse post-acute DoC programs, adhering to person-centered principles.
Practitioner input was vital in refining the tool for better family communication, CRS-R interpretation, and patient data contextualization.
Future research should explore extended usability testing and implementation strategies for optimizing the tool's integration into clinical practice.