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{ Monthly Archives } March 2006

Using treatment theories to refine the designs of brain injury rehabilitation treatment effectiveness studies.

by John Whyte, MD, PhD.
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Many rehabilitation treatments are difficult to define, resulting in a lack of clarity about their essential “active ingredients.” Treatment theories can narrow the scope of possible active ingredients, by clearly specifying how the treatment is believed to act. Efficacy studies [...]

Mar 1, 2006 Brain injury
Diseases & Disorders
Functional Domains & Other Topics
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Self-regulation and goal theories in brain injury rehabilitation.

by Tessa Hart, PhD, Jonathan Evans, PhD.
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Goal planning is a central concept in the clinical practice of rehabilitation. Several disciplines within psychology and medicine have elaborated theories related to goal attainment and self-regulation, the process of managing one’s own goal-directed behavior. These theories may be [...]

Mar 1, 2006 Brain injury
Diseases & Disorders
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