Measurement Characteristics and Clinical Utility of the Participation With Recombined Tools-Objective Measure in a Traumatic Brain Injury Population

Participation is the measure of the amount and types of meaningful activities a person engages in at a societal level.1 Participation of people with disability in society is a primary aim of rehabilitation and yet definitions vary, and it is often not measured or reported.1 Participation With Recombined Tools-Objective (PART-O) is a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke traumatic brain injury (TBI) common data element that measures frequencies of participation within the subdomains of productivity, social interaction, and out and about.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - April 13, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Julie Schwertfeger, Roberta Kuchler-O ’Shea, Edeth Engel, Linda Ehrlich-Jones Tags: Organization news Source Type: research