Authors
Mark Sherer, Tessa Hart, Todd G Nick, John Whyte, Risa Nakase Thompson, Stuart A Yablon
Publication date
2003/2/1
Journal
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Volume
84
Issue
2
Pages
168-176
Publisher
WB Saunders
Description
Sherer M, Hart T, Nick TG, Whyte J, Thompson RN, Yablon SA. Early impaired self-awareness after traumatic brain injury. 2003;84:168-76.
Objectives
To evaluate predictors of early impaired self-awareness after traumatic brain injury (TBI); to examine interrelationships of the perceptions of patient, clinician, family, and significant other of how patients are functioning after TBI; and to determine how early impaired self-awareness helps to predict employability at rehabilitation discharge.
Design
Inception cohort.
Setting
Two inpatient rehabilitation programs.
Participants
A total of 129 patients with TBI seen for inpatient rehabilitation at 1 of 2 rehabilitation centers. All subjects had emerged from posttraumatic amnesia before being assessed for this study.
Interventions
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures
Impaired self-awareness as measured by the Awareness Questionnaire (patient self-ratings, clinician ratings) and …
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