The experiences of support staff in a traumatic brain injury rehabilitation center.
This study explores the unique experiences of support staff in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation centers. Method: The present study used a grounded theory method to explore the phenomena of burnout, turnover, and job satisfaction from the perspective of paraprofessional support staff in 1 posthospital brain injury rehabilitation center. Support staff participated in the research via small group interviews (N = 4) and survey (N = 11). Results: The analysis resulted in a grounded theory model, entitled “The Balance model of Rehabilitation Support Work.” This model is a framework of risk and protective factors that ap...
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 28, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
A qualitative study of coping strategies in persons with spinal cord injury during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusions/Implications: Findings suggest that many participants used healthy coping strategies to cope with COVID-19 pandemic-related stress and challenges. Identification and reinforcement of healthy coping strategies in PwSCI are essential for health professionals to help these individuals navigate the psychosocial adaptation process during the pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 28, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals living with spinal cord injury: A qualitative study.
Conclusions: Our findings highlight the magnitude of consequences faced by individuals with SCI when restrictions to health care, healthy lifestyle endeavors, and social participation occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings may inform SCI health care providers on what is needed in response to future public health or natural disaster crises. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 17, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Valuing the insider-professional perspective of disability: A call for rehabilitation psychologists to support disabled psychologists and trainees across the profession.
Conclusion/Implications: Through their combination of lived experience and professional expertise, disabled psychologists and trainees bring a critical insider-professional perspective to the field, both inside and outside of rehabilitation psychology. It is both important and in line with our foundational principles that rehabilitation psychologists advocate for psychologists and trainees with disabilities in all settings, so that their important insider-professional perspective on disability can continue to advance the field. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
An app-based just-in-time-adaptive self-management intervention for care partners: The CareQOL feasibility pilot study.
Conclusions/Implications: Findings provide strong support for the acceptability and feasibility of an intensive data collection protocol that involved the administration of a JITAI. Although this trial was not powered to establish efficacy, findings indicated improvements across a variety of different HRQOL measures (~1/3 of which were statistically significant). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Improving sleep apnea treatment adherence after traumatic brain injury: A nonrandomized feasibility study.
Rehabilitation Psychology, Vol 67(4), Nov 2022, 461-473; doi:10.1037/rep0000473Purpose/Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of a psychological intervention designed to increase Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) adherence, adapted with cognitive accommodations for comorbid obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Research Method/Design: This was an open-label single arm (nonrandomized) study. Eligibility criteria were moderate-to-severe TBI, OSA diagnosis, prescribed PAP, nonadherent, and able to consent. Participants were recruited from inpatient and outpatient settings at a tertiary care hospital. Th...
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
African American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support Project 2 (ACTS2) pilot study: Outcomes analysis.
Conclusions/Implications: Convergence was found between quantitative and qualitative findings, particularly improvements in caregiver distress, health status, and social support. Overall, the findings of the pilot study were promising. Replication using a randomized controlled design with a larger sample size is needed to test the reliability of the findings. The benefits of tailoring intervention to caregivers’ sociocultural preferences and spiritual values are also addressed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Valuing the insider-professional perspective of disability: A call for rehabilitation psychologists to support disabled psychologists and trainees across the profession.
Conclusion/Implications: Through their combination of lived experience and professional expertise, disabled psychologists and trainees bring a critical insider-professional perspective to the field, both inside and outside of rehabilitation psychology. It is both important and in line with our foundational principles that rehabilitation psychologists advocate for psychologists and trainees with disabilities in all settings, so that their important insider-professional perspective on disability can continue to advance the field. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
An app-based just-in-time-adaptive self-management intervention for care partners: The CareQOL feasibility pilot study.
Conclusions/Implications: Findings provide strong support for the acceptability and feasibility of an intensive data collection protocol that involved the administration of a JITAI. Although this trial was not powered to establish efficacy, findings indicated improvements across a variety of different HRQOL measures (~1/3 of which were statistically significant). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Improving sleep apnea treatment adherence after traumatic brain injury: A nonrandomized feasibility study.
Rehabilitation Psychology, Vol 67(4), Nov 2022, 461-473; doi:10.1037/rep0000473Purpose/Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of a psychological intervention designed to increase Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) adherence, adapted with cognitive accommodations for comorbid obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Research Method/Design: This was an open-label single arm (nonrandomized) study. Eligibility criteria were moderate-to-severe TBI, OSA diagnosis, prescribed PAP, nonadherent, and able to consent. Participants were recruited from inpatient and outpatient settings at a tertiary care hospital. Th...
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
African American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support Project 2 (ACTS2) pilot study: Outcomes analysis.
Conclusions/Implications: Convergence was found between quantitative and qualitative findings, particularly improvements in caregiver distress, health status, and social support. Overall, the findings of the pilot study were promising. Replication using a randomized controlled design with a larger sample size is needed to test the reliability of the findings. The benefits of tailoring intervention to caregivers’ sociocultural preferences and spiritual values are also addressed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Valuing the insider-professional perspective of disability: A call for rehabilitation psychologists to support disabled psychologists and trainees across the profession.
Conclusion/Implications: Through their combination of lived experience and professional expertise, disabled psychologists and trainees bring a critical insider-professional perspective to the field, both inside and outside of rehabilitation psychology. It is both important and in line with our foundational principles that rehabilitation psychologists advocate for psychologists and trainees with disabilities in all settings, so that their important insider-professional perspective on disability can continue to advance the field. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
An app-based just-in-time-adaptive self-management intervention for care partners: The CareQOL feasibility pilot study.
Conclusions/Implications: Findings provide strong support for the acceptability and feasibility of an intensive data collection protocol that involved the administration of a JITAI. Although this trial was not powered to establish efficacy, findings indicated improvements across a variety of different HRQOL measures (~1/3 of which were statistically significant). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Improving sleep apnea treatment adherence after traumatic brain injury: A nonrandomized feasibility study.
Purpose/Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of a psychological intervention designed to increase Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) adherence, adapted with cognitive accommodations for comorbid obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Research Method/Design: This was an open-label single arm (nonrandomized) study. Eligibility criteria were moderate-to-severe TBI, OSA diagnosis, prescribed PAP, nonadherent, and able to consent. Participants were recruited from inpatient and outpatient settings at a tertiary care hospital. The four-module manualized intervention was delivered primarily via telehealth. F...
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
African American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support Project 2 (ACTS2) pilot study: Outcomes analysis.
Conclusions/Implications: Convergence was found between quantitative and qualitative findings, particularly improvements in caregiver distress, health status, and social support. Overall, the findings of the pilot study were promising. Replication using a randomized controlled design with a larger sample size is needed to test the reliability of the findings. The benefits of tailoring intervention to caregivers’ sociocultural preferences and spiritual values are also addressed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - November 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
