Study: Traumatic Brain Injury Rehab Program Outcomes Differ Widely

The rehabilitation process for those recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be challenging, even more so given that not all rehab programs nor the outcomes they provide are the same. According to a study published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, researchers at Baylor Research Institute demonstrated for the first time that differences exist in the rehabilitation context. “We expected that, after accounting for differences in patient characteristics and severity of injury, patient outcomes would be similar across centers,” said Marie Dahdah, PhD, investigator at the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation. “They were not. There were significant variations, with a 25 percent to 45 percent difference between the best-performing site and the site with the lowest outcomes at discharge.” Click here to read the full article.