title: North Star Project: reality orientation in an acute care setting for patients with traumatic brain injuries.
abstract: The North Star Project is an acute care rehabilitation approach for patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries. This patient-centered project uses the concepts of Reality Orientation Therapy to develop a unique approach that focuses "environment," "consistency" and "standardization" to promote a total team effort. Patients, treatment staff and members of the patient's family collaborate in a unified bedside protocol that stimulates orientation, encourages patients' appropriate interactions and aims to decrease the length of post-traumatic amnesia. Development of materials, protocols, training and outcome measurement initiatives are described.
authors.affiliation: Traumatic Brain Injury Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital Site, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Harle
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feyz
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brosseau
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Champoux
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Christopher
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Desormeaux
authors.forename: Luce
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dorais
authors.forename: Howell
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009949:Orientation; D011937:Reality Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D016896:Treatment Outcome