PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Effect of postacute rehabilitation setting on mental and emotional health among persons with dysvascular amputations.
To examine the effect of postacute rehabilitation settings on depression and emotional and social functioning among patients undergoing major lower extremity dysvascular amputations. ⋯ This study showed an association between reduction in depressive symptoms and emotional suffering and management after lower limb amputation on an inpatient rehabilitation unit. These results add to the growing body of literature suggesting better outcomes for persons with vascular-related amputations who receive care at an IRF relative to other postacute care settings.
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Comparative Study
Association of daytime somnolence with executive functioning in the first 6 months after adolescent traumatic brain injury.
To determine the relationship between severity of injury and self-reports and parent reports of daytime somnolence in adolescents after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to determine the relationship between daytime somnolence and self-report and parent report of executive functioning in daily life. ⋯ The parent report of daytime somnolence correlated with TBI severity and predicted executive functioning difficulties of the teens in everyday circumstances. Although a correlation between daytime somnolence and executive dysfunction were also apparent on self-report, this did not differ based on injury severity. Teens tended to report fewer difficulties with executive function, which suggests that the teens have decreased awareness of their impairments.