A home program of rehabilitation for moderately severe traumatic brain injury patients. The DVHIP Study Group.
We have recently reported the results of a prospective controlled randomized trial comparing home versus inpatient cognitive rehabilitation for patients with moderate to severe head injury. That study showed no overall difference in outcomes between the two groups.(1) In this article, we provide further details of the home program arm of the study. All patients in the home program received medical treatment as needed, a multidisciplinary in-hospital evaluation, and TBI counseling before entering the eight-week home program, which then included guidance on home activities, as well as weekly telephone calls from a psychiatric nurse.
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Walter Reed AMC, Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program at Walter Reed AMC, Washington, DC, USA.
Salazar
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Martin
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Schwab
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Coyle
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Walter
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006699:Home Care Services; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011340:Problem Solving; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome