The efficacy of multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs for the traumatically brain-injured: A case study retrospective approach

The sample consisted of 100 subjects ranging in age from 3 to 87 years (70% under 30 years) who had sustained moderated to severe closed head-injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Subjects were randomly selected from the files of a central catastrophic claims office, a state regulated association established by amendment to Michigan's Auto No-Fault insurance law, and all had legally mandated and unrestricted access to medical and rehabilitation care. On the average, the sample was 6 years post-injury. Nine percent of the subjects had a formal psychiatric history, and 20% had a documented history of substance abuse prior to their accident. Only 49% of the adult subjects were employed on a full-time basis at the time of the accident, and 30% were within the first year of a new job. The study was exploratory and retrospective in nature and attempted to examine the relationship between time since injury, injury severity, treatment duration and cost, and later global outcome. Nine frequently employed treatments for the head-injured were examined, along with total insurance costs. The mean gross total cost for the sample was $236,048.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Putnam, Steven Howard

Contributors dc:contributor

• Zaccaria, Joseph S.

• Biology, Neuroscience
• Education, Educational Psychology
• Psychology, Clinical

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Putnam, Steven Howard

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924923
(UMI)AAI8924923

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22328