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Major depressive episode: what is this and when is it commonly seen in patients? |
Loss of interest and at least 4 other changes: 1 loss of appetite 2 weight loss/gain... Diagnosis is made by at least 2 weeks |
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What is the traditional diagnosis for individuals who develop a personality disorder (ex avoidant, paranoid and schizoid) following TBI? |
Organic Personality Disorder |
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In psychometrics, ______ is a type of outcome measure that estimates the consistency of a measure; provides normative scores Ex: consistency of 2 different therapists assessing 1 person |
Reliability |
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In psychometrics, _____ is a type of outcome measure that addresses the meaning of a measure (answers the question, Does it measure what it supposed to measure?) |
Validity |
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When is GCS used and what 3 things does it look for? |
Early measure; eye opening, verbal response, motor response |
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AIS acronym and when during the post-injury recovery is it used? |
Abbreviated Injury Scale (for the Head); early after injury |
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LOC acronym and when during the post-injury recovery is it used? |
Loss Of Consciousness; early stage |
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Which measure in the acute phase can assess the end of loss of consciousness? About what score would they have? |
GCS; motor score of 6 (the person can obey commands) |
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Related to a way to early measure...the duration of _____ is a good predictor or indicator of long-term issues following brain injiry |
PTA |
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How is PTA often assessed? |
Non standardized; orientation questions (person, place, time) early measure |
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GOS acronym and when during the post-injury recovery is it used? |
Glasgow Outcome Scale: early measure |
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What is FIM and when during the post-injury recovery is it used? *FAM was developed as an adjunct |
Acute rehab; most widely used, 18 questions that helps determine progress and amount of assistance the individual will need after discharge |
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Floor effect Ceiling effect |
Floor: too challenging Ceiling: too easy |
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DRS: when during the post-injury recovery is it used? It is not a clinical tool, it’s a _____ instrument |
Disability Rating Scale Acute rehab; research instrument |
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Rancho Los Amigos Level of Cognitive Functioning Scale (LCFS) when during the post-injury recovery is it used? What specific pop. is it used for related to level of consciousness? |
Acute rehab; post-coma |
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when during the post-injury recovery are CHART assessments used? What do they measure? |
Post-acute; participation |
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What is PART-O and when during the post-injury recovery is it used? |
Measure of participation; post acute |
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Education, surveillance and prevention for TBI are all values of what federal legislation for persons with brain injury? |
TBI Act of 1996 - the most important piece of federal legislation |
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Incidence of TBI is a factor of ______ (fraction and %) of all Injury related deaths in the US |
1/3. 30.5% |
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Out of the 2.5 million people who sustain a TBI yearly, how many are hospitalized? (Number and %) |
284,000, 16% |
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What percentage of people are living with a brain injury in the US? (Prevelance) |
4.5% |
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Discuss number of TBI changes in rate and deaths between 2001 and 2010 |
TBI have gradually gone up, but deaths have dropped |
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Which age has the highest TBI related hospitalization and death? What is the cause? |
75+ Falling and firearms |
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Percentage of children with TBI from physical abuse |
67% |
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Non-accidental trauma is the cause of at least ______ (percent) deaths from head trauma in children under 2 |
80% |
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Name 3 activities that have the most sports related TBIs |
Bicycling, football, playground activities, basketball, soccer, horseback riding, all terrain vehicle |
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Among children 9 or younger, most injuries are from these 2 activities: |
Bicycling and playground activities |
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A study found that ____ % of women victims of violoncello also had symptoms associated with brain injury |
67% (same as child abuse) |
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Which Federal Program/Legislation passed allowed for “no segregation, same opportunities, no discrimination” |
Olmsted Decision of 1999 |
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Which federal program was established in 1987 by NIDRR/ACL and conducts prospective longitudinal research of TBI at 16 centers? |
Model Systems of Care 1987 |
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How does TBI relate to disease? |
Can cause disease and accelerate disease |
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Persons with a TBI have a life expectancy reduction of _____ years |
7 years |
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What does epilepsy, sleep disturbances, AD and CTE have to do with TBI? |
They are all neurological conditions associated with TBI |
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Rancho Los Amigos Level of Cognitive Functioning Scale (LCFS): describe range of number scores assigned |
1 is total assistance; the higher the # the better; 10 is modified independence |
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The Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI) is used for what stage? What does the measure evaluate? |
Post-acute; participation and how much of a disability they have (normed) |
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Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique- Short Form (CHaRT-SF) measures what? |
Participation in community |
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Level of Cognitive Functioning Scale- when is it used during post injury recovery? |
Acute stage |
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Employment rate post TBI reported to be less than ___%- ____% |
10-40% |
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Gender and age factors that contribute to poor employment |
Male Older age at time of injury |
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What is the gold standard in measuring success of rehabilitation for brain injury? |
Return to work |
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AHT is most often committed by whom? |
Biological father |