title: Outcomes of post-acute rehabilitation for persons with brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the impact of multifaceted rehabilitation services on functional outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI) for individuals with significant physical and cognitive difficulties, as well as those with added behavioural complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cohort, non-randomized, intervention study with a pre-test-post-test, follow-up design.
  
  
  METHODS
  Community integrated post-acute rehabilitation centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  Individuals with primarily severe TBI receiving post-acute neurorehabilitation services (NR, n = 129) as well as similarly impaired individuals with additional antagonistic/disruptive behaviours receiving neurobehavioural services (NB, n = 76).
  
  
  METHODS
  Multi-faceted behavioural and cognitive therapy methods delivered individually and in groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Functional Area Outcome Menu (FAOM), a behaviourally anchored 5-step scale rated by rehabilitation teams at three time periods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rehabilitation treatment model achieved significant functional gains of approximately 1.5 levels for neuropsychologically-impaired adults with and without associated behavioural and substance problems.
authors.affiliation: MENTOR ABI, Carbondale, IL 62902, USA. debra.mcmorrow@thementornetwork.com
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Braunling-McMorrow
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Dollinger
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heiligenthal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult