NeuroRehabilitation - Volume 37, issue 3

Authors: Nardone, Amanda | Sampson, Elaine | Stauffer, Callista | Leopold, Anne | Jacobs, Karen | Hendricks, Deborah J. | Elias, Eileen | Chen, Hui | Rumrill, Phillip

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Project Career is an interprofessional five-year development project designed to improve the employment success of undergraduate college and university students with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The case study information was collected and synthesized by the project’s Technology and Employment Coordinators (TECs) at each of the project’s three university sites. The project’s evaluation is occurring independently through JBS International, Inc. OBJECTIVE: Five case studies are presented to provide an understanding of student participants’ experiences within Project Career. Each case study includes background on the student, engagement with technology, vocational supports, and interactions with his/her respective TEC. …METHODS: A qualitative analysis from the student’s case notes is provided within each case study, along with a discussion of the overall qualitative analysis. RESULTS: Across all five students, the theme Positive Outcomes was mentioned most often in the case notes. Of all the different type of challenges, Cognitive Challenges were most often mentioned during meetings with the TECs, followed by Psychological Challenges, Physical Challenges, Other Challenges, and Academic Challenges, respectively. CONCLUSION: Project Career is providing academic enrichment and career enhancement that may substantially improve the unsatisfactory employment outcomes that presently await students with TBI following graduation. Show more

Keywords: Traumatic brain injury, secondary education, employment, cognitive support technology

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-151274

Citation: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 459-469, 2015

Authors: Fleeman, Jennifer A. | Stavisky, Christopher | Carson, Simon | Dukelow, Nancy | Maier, Sheryl | Coles, Heather | Wager, John | Rice, Jordyn | Essaff, David | Scherer, Marcia

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Interdisciplinary cognitive rehabilitation is emerging as the expected standard of care for individuals with mild to moderate degrees of cognitive impairment for a variety of etiologies. There is a growing body of evidence in cognitive rehabilitation literature supporting the involvement of multiple disciplines, with the use of cognitive support technologies (CSTs), in delivering cognitive therapy to individuals who require cognitive rehabilitative therapies. This article provides an overview of the guiding theories related to traditional approaches of cognitive rehabilitation and the positive impact of current theoretical models of an interdisciplinary approach in clinical service delivery of this rehabilitation. …OBJECTIVE: A theoretical model of the Integrative Cognitive Rehabilitation Program (ICRP) will be described in detail along with the practical substrates of delivering specific interventions to individuals and caregivers who are living with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. The ultimate goal of this article is to provide a clinically useful resource for direct service providers. It will serve to further clinical knowledge and understanding of the evolution from traditional silo based treatment paradigms to the current implementation of multiple perspectives and disciplines in the pursuit of patient centered care. METHODS: The article will discuss the theories that contributed to the development of the interdisciplinary team and the ICRP model, implemented with individuals with mild to moderate cognitive deficits, regardless of etiology. The development and implementation of specific assessment and intervention strategies in this cognitive rehabilitation program will also be discussed. RESULTS: The assessment and intervention strategies utilized as part of ICRP are applicable to multiple clinical settings in which individuals with cognitive impairment are served. CONCLUSIONS: This article has specific implications for rehabilitation which include: (a) An Interdisciplinary Approach is an effective method for cognitive rehabilitation; and (b) Recent theories offer beneficial evaluation and intervention techniques for cognitive rehabilitation. Show more

Keywords: Cognitive, rehabilitation, interventions, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, remediation, patient-centered, individualized, compensatory, mild cognitive impairment, moderate cognitive impairment, functional deficits, function-based, assistive technology, cognitive support technology, cognitive therapy, therapy, Matching Person and Technology, cognitive supports, Speech Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Neuropsychology, service delivery

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-151275

Citation: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 471-486, 2015

Authors: Cha, Yu-Jin | Kim, Hee

Article Type: Retraction

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-151288

Citation: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 487-487, 2015