Article
Rehabilitation
Jennifer A. Weaver, John Liu, Ann Guernon, Theresa Bender Pape, Trudy Mallinson
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the construct validity and measurement precision of the Coma Near-Coma scale in measuring neurobehavioral function in patients with disorders of consciousness. Results showed that the items of the CNC reflected good construct validity and acceptable interrater reliability. The CNC achieved good measurement precision in the full sample.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Francesca Cesira Cava, Giovanna Barbara Castellani, Elisa Maietti, Pamela Salucci, Valentina Colombo, Giorgio Palandri
Summary: This study designed a new clinical diagnostic protocol to improve the accuracy of secondary hydrocephalus diagnosis in patients with severe acquired brain injuries. The protocol integrates clinical, functional, biochemical, and neuroradiological assessments. Expected results include increased diagnosed cases, reduced clinical complications, improved rehabilitative outcomes, shortened hospital stay, and valuable information about neuroradiological characteristics. The protocol has the potential to improve prognosis and can be adopted by other rehabilitation centers.
Article
Rehabilitation
Adam G. Lamm, Richard Goldstein, Chloe S. Slocum, Julie K. Silver, David C. Grabowski, Jeffrey C. Schneider, Ross D. Zafonte
Summary: This study found differences in characteristics and outcomes of traumatic brain injury patients between for-profit and not-for-profit inpatient rehabilitation facilities. For-profit facilities admitted older patients with lower functional scores upon admission, but these patients showed better functional outcomes upon discharge and had higher rates of community discharge. However, for-profit facilities also had higher readmission rates.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Courtney Spiteri, Jennie Ponsford, Gavin Williams, Michelle Kahn, Adam McKay
Summary: Agitation, fatigue, pain, and cognitive impairment have negative effects on physical therapy participation and outcomes during posttraumatic amnesia after traumatic brain injury.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Christine Yunjae Wang, Marla Petriello, Jiling Chou, Richard David Zorowitz
Summary: This study aimed to compare functional outcomes of acquired brain injury patients in an inpatient rehabilitation facility during the COVID-19 pandemic and before, and found that despite the impact of hospital policies, similar functional outcomes were obtained for those with acquired brain injury after inpatient rehabilitation.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Frederik Lehman Dornonville de la Cour, Anne Norup, Tonny Elmose Andersen, Trine Schow
Summary: This study aims to formulate a treatment model for promoting self-management of fatigue in acquired brain injury rehabilitation. The model includes five main components and provides specific treatment targets and active ingredients for managing fatigue.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Leia Vos, Esther Ngan, Luis Leon Novelo, Michael W. Williams, Flora M. Hammond, William C. Walker, Allison N. Clark, Andrea P. Ochoa Lopez, Shannon B. Juengst, Mark Sherer
Summary: This study analyzed a longitudinal database of traumatic brain injury patients to identify key factors associated with loss to follow-up. Missed earlier follow-ups and demographic factors, including ethnicity, education, and health insurance, were found to be strong predictors of loss to follow-up. Efforts should be made to retain participants from socially disadvantaged or minority groups.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Emily L. Morrow, Nirav N. Patel, Melissa C. Duff
Summary: This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI), finding that individuals with TBI have more difficulties coping with the pandemic, with social isolation and mental health challenges identified as key barriers.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Pey-Shan Wen, J. Kay Waid-Ebbs, Shelley C. Heaton, Amy K. Starosciak, Sergio Gonzalez-Arias
Summary: This study conducted the first item-level exploration of the scale and index structure of the self-report Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult version (BRIEF-A) in traumatic brain injury. The results confirmed the manual designated index structure of the BRI and MI, and recommended using 2 designated index scores and 2 newly identified composite scores representing Behavioral Control Trait and Emotional Control Trait.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Natasha N. Ludwig, Stacy J. Suskauer, Sandra Rodgin, Julia Chen, Allison Borda, Kara Jones, Sarah Lahey, Beth S. Slomine
Summary: This study examines the initial feasibility and utility of a battery of measures administered via telephone interview with a caregiver to describe long-term outcomes in individuals with disorders of consciousness after pediatric acquired brain injury. The Vineland-3 and GOS-E were found to be feasible and complementary in this cohort, with the GOS-E providing a quick and easy measure of gross functional outcome, and the Vineland-3 providing a greater level of detail about functioning. Using both measures together maximized the range and variability of scores.
PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Jennifer A. Weaver, Vera Pertsovskaya, Jasmine Tran, Allan J. Kozlowski, Ann Guernon, Theresa Bender Pape, Trudy Mallinson
Summary: This study aimed to establish the responsiveness indices for the CNC scale with and without pain stimuli. The study found that the CNC 8-item and 10-item scales show comparable responsiveness in measuring neurobehavioral function recovery.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Sarah K. Ashcroft, Daniel D. Ironside, Liam Johnson, Suzanne S. Kuys, Angelica G. Thompson-Butel
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 studies found that high intensity aerobic exercise can increase circulating BDNF concentrations, which may contribute to increased neuroplasticity in individuals poststroke.
Article
Rehabilitation
Leonardo Pellicciari, Lucia F. Lucca, Antonio De Tanti, Rita Formisano, Anna Estraneo, Francesca C. Cava, Donatella Saviola, Fabio La Porta
Summary: The study aims to examine the unidimensionality and internal construct validity of the ERBI using CFA, MA, and RA.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Dawn Neumann, Shannon B. Juengst, Charles H. Bombardier, Jacob A. Finn, Shannon R. Miles, Yue Zhang, Richard Kennedy, Amanda R. Rabinowitz, Amber Thomas, Laura E. Dreer
Summary: This study aimed to determine anxiety trajectories and predictors up to 10 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The results showed that factors such as race, insurance, pre-injury mental health treatment, multiple TBIs with loss of consciousness, violent injury, and years post-TBI were associated with higher levels of anxiety. Three different anxiety trajectories were identified, with the high-increasing and high-decreasing groups having consistently mild or higher anxiety scores throughout the 10-year period.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anthony H. Lequerica, Angelle M. Sander, Monique R. Pappadis, Jessica M. Ketchum, Marissa Jaross, Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner, Amanda Rabinowitz, Librada Callender, Michelle Smith
Summary: This study examines the relationship between payer source, residential median household income (MHI), and outcomes at rehabilitation discharge after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The results showed that payer source was associated with rehabilitation length of stay (RLOS) and functional status at discharge. Individuals with TBI who were uninsured or had public insurance may have poorer functional status at rehabilitation discharge compared to those with private insurance or workers' compensation/auto insurance, which may be due to shorter length of stay in acute rehabilitation.
JOURNAL OF HEAD TRAUMA REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Murat Yildirim, John Maltby
Summary: This study integrated personality traits and coping strategies, finding a significant correlation between irrational happiness beliefs and approach, emotional regulation, and reappraisal coping. This suggests that the combination of personality and coping is helpful in understanding irrational happiness beliefs.
JOURNAL OF RATIONAL-EMOTIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska, Shahbaz Abdullah, Mathew Critchfield, John Maltby
Summary: This study evaluated the primary care screening cognitive tools for dementia in younger people, finding that ACE-III and SDTP had the highest accuracy in identifying dementia, while GPCOG and RUDAS had lower accuracy.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Yahya A. Maeni, Kevin B. Paterson, John Maltby, Victoria A. McGowan, Claire Hutchinson
Summary: Logarithmic reading charts provide standardized measures of reading performance that are equivalent to traditional measures of visual acuity and not influenced by cognitive factors.
OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Artur J. Sawicki, Magdalena Zemojtel-Piotrowska, Julia M. Balcerowska, Monika J. Sawicka, Jaroslaw Piotrowski, Constantine Sedikides, Peter K. Jonason, John Maltby, Mladen Adamovic, Attisso Mathieu Desire Agada, Oli Ahmed, Laith Al-Shawaf, Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Rahkman Ardi, Zana Hasan Babakr, Sergiu Baltatescu, Mario Bonato, Richard G. Cowden, Phatthanakit Chobthamkit, Laura De Pretto, Valdiney V. Gouveia, Carmen Haretche, Dzintra Ilisko, John Jamir Benzon Aruta, Fanli Jia, Veljko Jovanovic, Tomislav Jukic, Shanmukh Kamble, Narine Khachatryan, Martina Klicperova-Baker, Metodi Koralov, Monika Kovacs, Mabelle Kretchner, Aitor Larzabal Fernandez, Kadi Liik, Najma Iqbal Malik, Karine Malysheva, Chanki Moon, Stephan Muehlbacher, Sofya Nartova-Bochaver, Jorge Torres-Marin, Emrah Ozsoy, Joonha Park, Elena Piccinelli, Jano Ramos-Diaz, Ognjen Ridic, Adil Samekin, Andrej Starc, Tra T. T. Kieu, Robert Tomsik, Charles S. Umeh, Eduardo Wills-Herrera, Anna Wlodarczyk, Zahir Vally, Somayeh Zand
Summary: This study found that although the structure of the FCV-19S has some problems, the one-factor solution is replicable across different cultural contexts and can be used to compare individuals with differences in gender and educational level. The validity of the scale is supported by consistent positive correlations with perceived stress and general anxiety. However, considering the unclear structure of the FCV-19S, it is recommended to use latent factor scores instead of raw scores in cross-cultural comparisons.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
(2022)
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska, Carlo De Lillo, Qadeer Arshad, Hari E. Subramaniam, John Maltby
CURRENT ALZHEIMER RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Samantha L. Tyler, John Maltby, Kevin B. Paterson, Claire Hutchinson
Summary: Individuals with mild to moderate dementia self-report visual impairment. Existing vision-related quality of life measures are effective for assessing visual impairment in older adults with dementia.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Shahbaz Abdullah, Matthew Critchfield, John Maltby, Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska
Summary: Cognitive screening tools alone are ineffective in distinguishing cognitive decline secondary to depression, but the GDS-4 shows high accuracy in this regard. Incorporating the GDS-4 into the screening process in primary care could facilitate early identification and treatment of depression in younger individuals, avoiding unnecessary referrals to memory services.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
John Maltby, Sophie S. Hall
Summary: This study identifies the latent factors of direct and proxy assessments of resilience, and finds four factors: recovery, sustainability, adaptability, and social cohesion. These factors can be described within a three-factor model of ecological resilience, with an additional social-oriented resilience factor.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Educational
Sophie S. Hall, Ross Morrison McGill, Steven Puttick, John Maltby
Summary: This study uses an ecological model to examine resilience in STEM learning and identifies three capabilities that contribute to resilience: quick recovery, goal-focus, and adaptive capacity. Through linguistic analysis of student commentaries, it is found that greater ability to recover is negatively related to negative emotional processes. Low resilient students use more anger words, stemming from anger towards teachers' lack of support and inner frustrations. The study concludes that anger is a key process that distinguishes students who struggle from resilient learners, and an ecological systems model can be helpful in understanding STEM resilience and developing intervention strategies.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sarah Gunn, Joseph Henson, Noelle Robertson, John Maltby, Emer M. Brady, Sarah Henderson, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Andrew P. Hall, Alex Rowlands, Thomas Yates, Melanie J. Davies
Summary: This study found clear associations between daytime sleepiness and negative self-compassion with diabetes-related distress in individuals with T2D. Specific negative self-compassion subscales suggest that enhancing individuals' ability to mindfully notice thoughts and experiences without becoming enmeshed in them, as well as reducing a sense of separateness and difference, may be key targets for improving well-being in T2D. Psychological interventions should focus on reducing negative self-compassion and improving sleep behavior.
BMJ OPEN DIABETES RESEARCH & CARE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Peter K. Jonason, Stanislaw K. Czerwinski, Francesca Tobaldo, Jano Ramos-Diaz, Mladen Adamovic, Byron G. Adams, Rahkman Ardi, Sergiu Baltatescu, Yeow Siah Cha, Phatthanakit Chobthamkit, Sofian El-Astal, Katherin Gundolf, Tomislav Jukic, Emil Knezovic, Kadi Liik, John Maltby, Agim Mamuti, Taciano L. Milfont, Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera, Joonha Park, Jaroslaw Piotrowski, Adil Samekin, Habib Tiliouine, Robert Tomsik, Charles Umeh, Kees van den Bos, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Anna Wlodarczyk, Illia Yahiiaiev, Magdalena Zemojtel-Piotrowska, Constantine Sedikides
Summary: Most research on the development of personality traits like the Dark Triad focuses on local effects such as parenting style or attachment. However, this study examines the influence of larger societal factors on these traits. The results indicate that narcissism is more sensitive to changes in milieu conditions compared to Machiavellianism or psychopathy. Additionally, income and education show negative correlations with narcissism, positive correlations with Machiavellianism, and no correlations with psychopathy. Sex differences in Machiavellianism and narcissism are correlated with homicide rates. The predictability of traits based on past milieu conditions is inconsistent, but larger sex differences in traits are associated with decreased life expectancies and homicide rates.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
John Maltby, Will H. J. Norton, Eoin McElroy, John Cromby, Martin Halliwell, Sophie S. Hall
Summary: This paper presents a five-factor measurement model of anger based on public-domain self-report measures. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of self-report measures of anger revealed five replicable latent anger factors: anger-arousal, anger-rumination, frustration-discomfort, anger-regulation, and socially constituted anger. The findings also showed measurement invariance for this five-factor model across gender, age, and ethnicity. This research provides a useful and parsimonious account of anger, summarizing over 50 years of research in self-report measurements of anger.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Sarah Gunn, Maria Dale, Noora Ovaska-Stafford, John Maltby
Summary: This study used the short-form Problem Behaviors Assessment mental health symptom data from the Enroll-HD international data set to examine mental health symptoms in eight HD groups. The results showed that people with later-stage HD had higher levels of apathy, obsessive-compulsiveness, and disorientation, while crucial symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and irritability were present across HD-affected groups, including noncarriers of the gene expansion. These findings emphasize the importance of managing psychological symptoms in later-stage HD and providing systemic support to affected families.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Eva M. Krockow, Kate O. Cheng, John Maltby, Eoin Mcelroy
Summary: The existing terminology related to AMR, particularly "AMR" and "Antimicrobial resistance", is not suitable for public health communication as they consistently score low on memorability and risk association. On the other hand, "Antibiotic resistance" and "Drug-resistant infections" perform better. Our findings emphasize the need to rename AMR with a memorable and risk-associated term to effectively convey the threat of AMR and motivate behavior change.
COMMUNICATIONS MEDICINE
(2023)