Tuesday, March 21, 2023
3/21/2023
The Indiana Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System is based on partnerships with Indiana University (IU), IU Health, St. Vincent Health, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, the TBI community, and other key stakeholders. This project aims to improve the lives of those affected by TBI through the following objectives: 1) to continue providing enrollment, follow-up, quality data, and leadership to the TBI Model Systems; 2) ) to evaluate feasibility and early efficacy of a remotely-delivered program designed to improve affect recognition and empathy in persons with TBI with pre-post (immediate, 3- and 6-month) assessments; and 3) to produce knowledge about TBI rehabilitation and long-term consequences through multi-site research (including a proposed multi-site study using ecological momentary assessment to examine the relationship of attributions and emotion regulation responses with anger and aggression). Results are expected to directly improve clinical care, outcomes, and quality of life for people with TBI, especially those encountering interpersonal and emotion regulation challenges. Anticipated outcomes include: 1) meeting or exceeding benchmarks for enrollment and follow up on all studies, (2) knowledge regarding evidence-based affect recognition and empathy treatment with increased consumer and provider awareness of the problem and its treatment, (3) successful implementation and collaboration on module projects. Primary dissemination targets are clinical providers and persons with TBI and their families. Expected products include a consumer tool box (e.g., infographics, factsheets, tip cards, videos) and provider tools (e.g., publications, presentations, instructional workshops, treatment manual, software application) to increase awareness and knowledge translation regarding TBI rehabilitation and long-term consequences, anger and aggression regulation, and remote affect recognition and empathy treatment in persons with TBI.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
