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In-Person Versus Telehealth for Concussion Clinical Care in Adolescents: A Pilot Study of Therapeutic Alliance and Patient Satisfaction
Conclusion: Telehealth is feasible for assessing and interpreting clinical concussion examination, interview, and neurocognitive findings, which are perceived by patients and their caregivers to be comparable with in-person care. Positive satisfaction scores also serve to reinforce the need for healthcare providers to seek ways to actively engage with patients and their caregivers through elements of communicative skills such as active listening, building patient rapport, encouraging patient autonomy, and providing an adequate amount of time for interaction and questions. Telehealth for concussion care is increasing in...
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - July 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Disruptive Dizziness Among Post-9/11 Veterans With Deployment-Related Traumatic Brain Injury
Conclusions: Access to specialty care was the single best predictor of dizziness and vestibular dysfunction diagnoses, underscoring the importance of facilitating referrals to and utilization of specialized, comprehensive clinical facilities or experts for veterans who report disruptive dizziness following deployment-related TBI. There is a clear need for an evidence-based pathway to address disruptive symptoms of dizziness, given the substantial variation in audiovestibular tests utilized by US providers by region and clinical specialty. Further, the dearth of diagnoses among Black veterans and those in more rural are...
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - July 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Using a Prism Paradigm to Identify Sensorimotor Impairment in Youth Following Concussion
Objective: The study assesses the intrarater reliability and utility of a prism paradigm to identify sensorimotor impairment following sports-related concussion in youth, (recent and history of concussion) compared with youth with no concussion. Setting: University of Calgary. Participants: Three groups of 40 ice hockey players ranging in age from 11 to 17 years were included: (1) no concussion; (2) recent concussion, mean number of days since last concussion 5 (95% CI, 4-6); and (3) history of concussion, mean number of days since last concussion 631 (95% CI, 505-730). Design: Cross-sectional stud...
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - July 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Sleep Disturbance and Fatigue Following Acquired Brain Injury: Predictors of Treatment Response
Conclusion: Our findings highlight potential differences between fatigue trajectories in traumatic brain injury and stroke, and also provide preliminary support for the equivalence of face-to-face and telehealth delivery of CBT-SF in individuals with ABI. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Should We Lose Sleep Over Sleep Disturbances After Sports-Related Concussion? A Scoping Review of the Literature
Conclusions: This scoping review indicates preliminary evidence of sleep disturbances following an SRC. The heterogeneity of methodology used in the included studies makes consensus on the results difficult. Given the mediating role of sleep in neurodegenerative disorders, further research is needed to identify physiological correlates and pathological mechanisms of sleep disturbances in SRC-related neurodegeneration and whether interventions for sleep problems improve recovery from concussion and reduce the risk of SRC-related neurodegeneration. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Cognitive Reserve in Individuals Aging With Traumatic Brain Injury: Independent and Interactive Effects on Cognitive Functioning
Conclusion: Temporal factors may modify associations between CR and cognition. Findings suggest that the protective effects of CR are temporally delimited, potentially contending with declines in brain reserve. The prognostic value of traditional outcome determinants should be considered in the context of injury chronicity. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Preinjury Health Status of Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Matched Case-Control Study
Conclusion: These preliminary findings suggest that the odds of depression in the year prior to index injury far exceed those reported in matched controls. Further study in larger samples is required to better understand the relative odds of prior health problems in those who sustain a TBI, with a goal of elucidating the implications of preinjury health on post-TBI disease burden. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

The Boston Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury-Lifetime Semistructured Interview for Assessment of TBI and Subconcussive Injury Among Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence of Research Utility and Validity
Conclusions: The BAT-L/IPV performed well in diagnosing TBI in female IPV survivors as compared with the criterion standard. The prevalence of TBI was frequent; subconcussive head injury was pervasive. Greater awareness for head injury risk and increased diagnostic specificity of TBI in IPV survivors is needed. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Readmission Following Hospitalization for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Nationwide Study
Conclusions: Many sociodemographic and clinical factors were found to be associated with acute readmission following hospitalizations for TBI. Future studies are needed to determine the extent to which readmissions following TBI hospitalizations are preventable. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Perceived Injustice After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Objective: To examine perceived injustice and its associations with self-reported symptoms and return to work at 3 months after injury in a prospectively recruited sample of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Design: Observational study. Setting: TBI outpatient unit. Participants: Adult patients aged 18 to 68 years with mTBI (n = 100) or orthopedic injury ([OI]; n = 34). Main Measures: The Injustice Experience Questionnaire (IEQ) and its associations with the Rivermead Post Concussion Questionnaire (RPQ), Beck Depression Inventory–Second Edition (BDI-II), PTSD Checklist–Ci...
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Progressive Neurodegeneration Across Chronic Stages of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Conclusion: Localized yet progressive decline emphasizes the necessity of developing interventions to offset degeneration and improve long-term functioning. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Performance Validity Testing in Patients Presenting to a Specialty Clinic With a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Objective: To evaluate predictors of performance validity testing (PVT) and clinical outcome in patients presenting to a specialty clinic with a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Setting: An outpatient mTBI specialty clinic. Participants: Seventy-six (47% female) patients aged 16 to 66 (mean = 40.58, SD = 14.18) years within 3 to 433 days (mean = 30.63, SD = 54.88, median = 17.00) of a suspected mTBI between 2018 and 2019. Design: A cross-sectional, observational study comparing patients who passed PVT (n = 43) with those who failed (n = 33). A logistic regression (LR) was conducted to evaluate f...
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Neurobehavioral Symptoms and Heart Rate Variability: Feasibility of Remote Collection Using Mobile Health Technology
Conclusions: It is generally feasible for community-dwelling adults with and without TBI to use a commercially available wearable device to capture daily HRV measures and to complete a short, electronic self-reported neurobehavioral symptom measure for a 2-week period. The covariance of HRV and neurobehavioral symptoms over time suggests that HRV could be used as a relevant physiological biomarker of neurobehavioral symptoms, though how it would be interpreted and used in practice would vary on a person-by-person and symptom domain basis and requires further study. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Headache Diary Mobile Application for Monitoring and Characterizing Posttraumatic Headaches
Conclusions: Headache diary mobile applications are a promising tool for monitoring and characterizing PTHs in veterans. Present results mirror past studies of PTH characteristics. Mobile application headache diaries may be used in both clinical and research settings to monitor headache symptoms and communicate the functional impact of headaches in real time. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Feasibility and Pilot Testing of Mobile Health Apps to Supplement 2 Healthy Lifestyle Interventions in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
Conclusions: Although enhancing an intensive lifestyle intervention with mHealth technology may be helpful, further refinement is needed to optimize the frequency and delivery methods of mHealth content. Although one might expect remote app use to have been higher during the pandemic, we observed the opposite, potentially due to less hands-on training and ongoing support to use the app and/or general technology fatigue with social distancing. (Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation)
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - May 1, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research