Researchers have found that TBI (traumatic brain injury) patients who had more family involvement during inpatient rehabilitation were out and about more in their communities than those who had less family involvement.
Family attendance was observed for around 1,800 TBI patients who were admitted for inpatient rehabilitation. Patients who had families in attendance for at least 10% of the treatment time were more involved in their communities at 3 and 9 months post-discharge, and may have improved cognitive functioning up to 9 months post-discharge, than participants whose families attended less than 10% of the treatment time.
For more information, visit https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0003999319303016.
Reference: Bogner, J., Hade, E.M., Peng, J., Beaulieu, C.L., Horn, S.D., Corrigan, J.D., Hammond, F.M., Dijkers, M.P., Montgomery, E., Gilchrist, K., Giuffrida, C., Lash, A., Timpson, M. (2019). Family Involvement in Traumatic Brain Injury Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Propensity Score Analysis of Effects on Outcomes During the First Year After Discharge, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100(10), 1801-1809.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.008
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