@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of rehabilitation in enhancing community integration after acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review",
journal="American journal of occupational therapy",
year="2010",
author="Kim, Hwan and Colantonio, Angela",
volume="64",
number="5",
pages="709-719",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We assessed evidence for post-acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation interventions used to enhance community integration (CI) relevant to occupational therapy. METHOD: We conducted a systematic review of intervention studies on TBI rehabilitation from 1990 to 2007. RESULTS: We analyzed and summarized 10 studies that met the inclusion criteria. Of 10 studies, 7 found that post-acute TBI rehabilitation benefits CI; all effective studies involved occupational therapy or involved interventions occupational therapists can do. CONCLUSION: Many CI programs show positive results and should be studied more rigorously. Such promising programs should also be considered when decisions about post-acute TBI rehabilitation services for clients are being made. To further establish that post-acute TBI rehabilitation interventions improve CI, future studies should include intervention strategies based on injury severity, a control group, and longer term follow-up. The role of occupational therapy in these effective programs should be further explored.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0272-9490",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}