Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Apr 2001
Chronic pain associated with spinal cord injuries: a community survey.
To investigate, in a community sample of people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs), chronic pain prevalence, associated factors, sites, characteristics, interference with daily functioning, treatments received, and treatment helpfulness. ⋯ Most individuals with SCI experience chronic pain that is refractory to medical treatment. Further research is needed to delineate the causes of, and optimal treatments for, the various pain problems in this population.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Apr 2001
A comparison of acute and postdischarge predictors of employment 2 years after traumatic brain injury.
To examine whether adding postdischarge psychosocial predictors to premorbid and injury-related variables improved the capacity to predict employment 2 years after rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ It is important to consider postdischarge psychologic well-being, in conjunction with premorbid and acute factors, in vocational interventions after TBI.