Randomized Controlled Trial of Peer Mentoring for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Significant Others

Hanks, Robin A.; Rapport, Lisa J.; Wertheimer, Jeffrey; Koviak, Carole

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2012.04.027

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“…4 Telephone peer support provided for women with an SCI in rural and remote areas provided emotional, affirmational and informational support, resulting in positive change and transformation. 5 Support for the value of peer mentors has also been shown in a range of other conditions, including traumatic brain injury, 6,7 HIV, 8 cancer, [9][10][11] kidney disease 12 and burns. 13 In the United Kingdom (UK) patients rehabilitated in specialist spinal injuries centres usually benefit from access to peer support services.…”

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Qualitative evaluation of a Community Peer Support Service for people with spinal cord injury

2012

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Study design: Qualitative study involving individual semistructured in-depth interviews. Objectives: To evaluate peer support provided in general hospitals for people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). Setting: The South West of the United Kingdom. Methods: Fourteen in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with people with SCI and their close relatives, and with healthcare professionals involved in their care. Transcribed interviews were coded inductively and analysed thematically. Themes were patterned around positive and less positive aspects of the experience of the peer support service. Results: The psychological and emotional support provided by the peer support officer was highly valued by the participants. The peer support officer's direct experience of living with a spinal injury gave credibility to the practical advice, information and signposting provided; as well as to the empathy demonstrated by them during their involvement with people with SCI and their families. Healthcare professionals appreciated their unique perspective and considered them as a valuable member of the multidisciplinary team. Conclusion: Peer support is valued by the people affected by SCI. There is a need to further investigate the key aspects of the service, including the optimal timing for introducing this peer support as well as more formal training of mentors.

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Qualitative evaluation of a Community Peer Support Service for people with spinal cord injury

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“…They suggested that family systems-based services should be accessible, life-long, individualized and flexible, as well as efficient, and that support system-based services should include proper diagnoses, incorporate a multi-component approach, provide brain-injury-specific services that are responsive to needs with proactive follow-ups, and importantly, provide continuous education. The benefits of social peer-mentoring programs as an intervention to enhance improvements in social integration for TBI survivors has also shown promise in recent studies and is currently being further investigated (Struchen et al, 2011; Hanks et al, 2012). …”

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Traumatic brain injury and post-acute decline: what role does environmental enrichment play? A scoping review

Frasca¹,

Tomaszczyk²,

McFadyen³

et al. 2013

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Objectives: While a growing number of studies provide evidence of neural and cognitive decline in traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors during the post-acute stages of injury, there is limited research as of yet on environmental factors that may influence this decline. The purposes of this paper, therefore, are to (1) examine evidence that environmental enrichment (EE) can influence long-term outcome following TBI, and (2) examine the nature of post-acute environments, whether they vary in degree of EE, and what impact these variations have on outcomes.Methods: We conducted a scoping review to identify studies on EE in animals and humans, and post-discharge experiences that relate to barriers to recovery.Results: One hundred and twenty-three articles that met inclusion criteria demonstrated the benefits of EE on brain and behavior in healthy and brain-injured animals and humans. Nineteen papers on post-discharge experiences revealed that variables such as insurance coverage, financial, and social support, home therapy, and transition from hospital to home, can have an impact on clinical outcomes.Conclusion: There is evidence to suggest that lack of EE, whether from lack of resources or limited ability to engage in such environments, may play a role in post-acute cognitive and neural decline. Maximizing EE in the post-acute stages of TBI may improve long-term outcomes for the individual, their family and society.

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“…remediation, neurorehabilitation, and recently "brain training") with a goal of improving cognitive ability, emotional well-being, or functional status in populations with cognitive dysfunction (e.g., schizophrenia, Franck et al, 2013;mild cognitive impairment, Hampstead, Stringer, Stilla, Giddens, & Sathian, 2012; traumatic brain injury, Hanks, Rapport, Wertheimer, & Koviak, 2012;multiple sclerosis, Stuifbergen et al, 2012), or among healthy people who are interested in enhancing cognitive performance or preventing cognitive decline (Mahncke et al, 2006;Wolinsky et al, 2010;Wolinsky, Vander Weg, Howren, Jones, & Dotson, 2013). In all of these study designs, standardized reporting of neuropsychological research, including operational definitions of cognitive constructs, cognitive measures, and cognitive interventions, is essential to increase uniformity in the literature and strengthen the evidence base.…”

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Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT): Considerations for Neuropsychological Research

Miller

Schoenberg

Bilder

2014

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a pillar of clinical medicine (Sackett, Rosenberg, Gray, Haynes, & Richardson, 1996 ), but only recently has this been systematically discussed within the context of clinical neuropsychology (e.g., Chelune, 2010 ). Across the medical sciences, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are often considered the most important source of evidence for treatment efficacy. To facilitate the conduct, dissemination, and evaluation of research findings, reporting standards have been implemented, including the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement. This paper considers the implications of the CONSORT statement for the reporting of clinical trials that include neuropsychological endpoints. Adopting specific guidelines for trials involving neuropsychology endpoints will ultimately serve to strengthen the empirical evidence base by increasing uniformity within the literature, decrease ambiguity in reporting, improving trial design, and fostering methodological transparency. Implementing uniform reporting standards will also facilitate meta-analytic review of evidence from published trials, benefiting researchers, clinicians, educators and practitioners, as well as journal editors, reviewers, and ultimately, health care consumers.

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Randomized Controlled Trial of Peer Mentoring for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Significant Others

Cited by 75 publications

References 21 publications

Qualitative evaluation of a Community Peer Support Service for people with spinal cord injury

Qualitative evaluation of a Community Peer Support Service for people with spinal cord injury

Traumatic brain injury and post-acute decline: what role does environmental enrichment play? A scoping review

Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT): Considerations for Neuropsychological Research

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