Abstract Objective The minority stress model and much research based upon it tend to adopt reinforce a deficit‐based approach. This study created initially validated the strengths model, which by contrast outlines how personal collective in populations create resilience positive mental physical health. Materials Method A sample of 317 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer individuals from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds completed national online survey. Results path was generated with...

The aim of this study was to examine potential racial/ethnic disparities in community integration for the 2 yrs after burn injury.A sample 1773 adults with injury from Burn Model Systems database used data on collected at discharge (preinjury recall), 6, 12, and 24 mos discharge.Four sets hierarchal linear models determined most appropriate model understanding differences Community Integration Questionnaire trajectories over time.Data indicated a decrease between 6 mos, slight increase 1 yr,...

Abstract Rehabilitation medicine has recently embraced resilience, and research in this area surged within the past decade. Several systematic reviews of resilience have been conducted traumatic brain injury, chronic diseases, stroke populations. A decade into role lives individuals with spinal cord a review current state literature is needed to identify trends knowledge gaps. The aims scoping were ( ) classify study methods designs used for injury date, b describe how researchers defined...

: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) rates and outcomes are worse in Latin American countries relative to high-income countries. This study examined whether cognitive dysfunction, depressive mood, poor social emotional self-regulation individuals with an acute TBI America predict longitudinal trajectories of caregiver burden during the first 4 months post-discharge.

Research has documented the stigma that individuals with degenerative neurological diseases experience, but caregivers also experience by association (i.e., affiliate stigma). In order to shed light on of people diseases, current study aimed explore cross-cultural differences in prevalence Parkinson's disease (PD) caregiver stigma, as well relationship between PD symptoms and stigma. Applications for Alzheimer's are discussed.Survey data were collected clinics at public, academic medical...

Despite the widespread international use of Affiliate Stigma Scale in context disability, much research on its psychometric properties has taken dubious statistical approaches.The aim this study was to examine a sample Turkish spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D) caregivers.Participants completed Scale, Zarit Burden Interview, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. This conducted series confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) using originally theorized 3-factor structure 1-factor structure, as well...

This study evaluated the relationships among pain, mental health symptom severity, life satisfaction, and understanding from others in veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI).A sample of 221 individuals SCI were interviewed by a psychologist during their annual evaluation Veterans Affairs medical center an urban Mid-Atlantic region. Participants completed single-item, Likert-scale measures satisfaction (McGuire Health Impact on Participation [M-HIP]), pain severity (M-HIP), (from modified...

Background Previous literature has shown disparities between developing and developed regions in executive functioning, attention, processing speed performance following stroke. Research on post‐stroke longitudinal outcomes Latin America specifically is almost nonexistent. Objectives To assess spontaneous recovery among individuals with stroke the absence of cognitive rehabilitation services Colombia, South during first year by comparing their functioning to that healthy controls across at...

The association among spinal cord injury and disorder (SCI/D) function, caregiver affiliate stigma, depression burden has not been adequately studied. In Turkey, a region with developing healthcare infrastructure, SCI/D caregivers may have higher responsibility of care given limited resources experience greater psychological distress associated caregiving than in more developed systems.To examine whether Turkey are each other.Cross-sectional survey design.Participants were recruited from the...

Parkinson's disease (PD) caregivers, particularly in Latin America, may experience high levels of affiliate stigma due to their association with a person having disability. The most common measure used this construct the literature, Affiliate Stigma Scale, was validated using non-standard and questionable methods.The purpose study investigate factor structure psychometric properties Spanish version Scale PD caregivers Mexico more widely accepted approaches including confirmatory exploratory...

To evaluate the factor structure of Modified Mini Mental State (3MS) Exam and its suitability as a cognitive screening tool among individuals admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation unit for new-onset neurological injury/illness.A retrospective chart review was conducted. Of 187 meeting inclusion criteria, 116 had diffuse pattern injury/illness; 71 focal injury/illness. Confirmatory exploratory analyses (CFA; EFA) were conducted whole sample separately by group.The CFA suggested poor fit...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with depression, anxiety, and even suicidality in individuals TBI caregivers. Moreover, emotional functioning linked caregiver functioning. However, no known studies to date have examined linkages suicidal ideation family This especially important Latin America, where rates are high, cultural norms influence caregiving. study associations among self-reported their primary caregivers over time Mexico Colombia. Research Method/Design: A total of 109...

Aim Neuropsychological normative data for Latin America have been recently published, and Colombia, in particular, but longitudinal neuropsychological outcomes after stroke not yet examined this global region. The purpose of the current study was to compare functioning individuals with South during first year post-stroke healthy controls across assessments memory, language, visuoperceptual impairments.Method A sample 50 (mean age = 51.58) matched 51.54) from Colombia were included study....

This study examined relationships among wellness behaviors, physical health conditions, mental health, insurance, and access to care a sample of 317 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) adults. Participants completed web-administered survey from May 2013 April 2014. Of the sample, 41.6% participants reported having one or more conditions. Most (92.1%) facility current insurance coverage (84.9%), though 24.9% those with being incapable paying copayments. Physical age, self-esteem...

The 3P model proposes that predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factors all play a role in sleep disturbance.The purpose of the current study is to investigate social determinants disturbance by applying safety-net primary care setting, specifically evaluating classism unmet needs as precipitating for disturbance, anxiety factor disturbance.Participants (N = 210) were convenience sample racially/ethnically diverse adults over age 18 (age M 44.7 years) recruited from clinic an urban...

Background: Previous literature has documented racial/ethnic differences in traumatic brain injury (TBI) risk, cause, treatment, and rehabilitation. The purpose of the current study was to investigate potential arrest probability trajectories over first 10 years after TBI whether sociodemographic characteristics accounted for these differences. Methods: included 13,195 participants with moderate-to-severe Model Systems National Database who had data from at least one follow-up time point...

Abstract Objective High levels of depression and anxiety have been consistently linked to performance on neuropsychological evaluations. In this regard, recent evidence increased emotional distress due COVID-19 may exacerbate impairment typically demonstrated The current study examined differences in the severity ratings reported before during COVID-19, relationship between mood cognitive functioning COVID-19. Method 75 adults seeking assessment services from a private outpatient clinic...

The Modified Mini-Mental State Exam (3MS) is a brief, widely used cognitive screening tool. This study examined differences in 3MS performance between Black and White individuals undergoing acute brain injury rehabilitation.Participants were (44.1%; n = 78) (55.9%; 99) admitted over 2-year period to inpatient rehabilitation for an neurological or illness at major, urban mid-Atlantic medical center. An attending psychologist administered the during assessment admission, demographic...