Authors
Kelly Edens, Abby Amundson, Katie Sublett, Laura Bosque, Jessica Pan Conklin, Nicole Thompson, Chloe Sellers, Brick Johnstone
Objective
To identify longitudinal relationships among the number of RT services, neuropsychological impairments, community integration, and quality of life for individuals with significant ABI.
Method
The sample included 71 individuals with moderate/severe ABI in an inpatient rehabilitation program who received RT services and completed predictor and outcome measures during inpatient rehabilitation (n = 71) and at 6 months post-discharge (n = 33). Measures included the number of RT services offered and indices of ABI-related neuropsychological impairments, community integration, and environmental quality of life.
Results
Pearson correlations and multiple regressions indicated that (1) more RT services are offered to people with less successful community integration (as expected); and (2) more RT services and better community integration (but not neuropsychological impairments) are associated with better environmental quality of life.
