TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Comparative effectiveness of traumatic brain injury rehabilitation: Differential outcomes across TBI Model Systems Centers
JO  - Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
A1  - Dahdah, Marie N.
A1  - Barisa, Mark T.
A1  - Schmidt, Kathryn
A1  - Barnes, Sunni A.
A1  - Dubiel, Rosemary
A1  - Dunklin, Cynthia
A1  - Harper, Caryn
A1  - Callender, Librada
A1  - Wilson, Amy
A1  - Diaz-Arrastia, Ramon
A1  - Shafi, Shahid
SP  - 451
EP  - 459
VL  - 29
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: To measure patient functional outcomes across rehabilitation centers.     SETTING:: Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (TBIMS) centers.     PARTICIPANTS:: Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) admitted to 21 TBIMS rehabilitation centers (N = 6975, during 1999-2008). DESIGN:: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data.     MAIN MEASURES:: Center-specific functional outcomes of TBI patients using Functional Independence Measure, Disability Rating Scale, and Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended.     RESULTS:: There were large differences in patient characteristics across centers (demographics, TBI severity, and functional deficits at admission to rehabilitation). However, even after taking those factors into account, there were significant differences in functional outcomes of patients treated at different TBIMS centers.     CONCLUSION:: There are significant differences in functional outcomes of TBI patients across rehabilitation centers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-9701
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182a61983
ID  - ref1
ER  -