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Research Program

Overview

The RRTC will complete four research projects between 2004 and 2009:

  • Research Project 1: Treatment of Post-TBI Depression – A Randomized Clinical Trial compares the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and a "standard" treatment for depression. Short- and long-term outcomes will be evaluated in terms of changes in mood (primarily depression and anxiety), participation in activities and life satisfaction.
  • Research Project 2: Improving Executive Functions After TBI - A Randomized Clinical Trial of the "Executive Plus" Program compares a standard day treatment program with the "Executive Plus" program; the latter emphasizes training of attention, emotional self-regulation and problem solving. The goal of the Executive Plus program is to maximize executive functioning, as well as the long-term outcomes of community participation and satisfaction with daily life.
  • Research Project 3: Support for Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) will evaluate recently published reports of rehabilitation interventions relevant to TBI. Three meta-analyses of intervention studies will also be performed. The idea is to summarize information on the quality, interventions used and outcomes of these TBI-focused studies, with the aim of broad dissemination to reach health practitioners, as a means for facilitating their practice of evidence-based care of people with TBI living in the community.
  • Research Project 4: A New Measure of the Objective and Subjective Aspects of Participation (PART-OS) refers to the second phase of the development of the PART measurement tool, which is currently being developed by eight TBI Model Systems. The PART is a measure of participation in social, vocational and domestic activities at home and in the community. During the first phase, the Model Systems have focused on the development of an objective measure of participation. R4 will now focus on developing, testing and finalizing a parallel subjective measure. The PART-OS (i.e., PART with both objective and subjective elements) will assess participation from two perspectives: subjective, representing the values, preferences and satisfactions of the person being measured, and objective, representing societal values.
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