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Mobile Health Interventions for Traumatic Brain Injuries

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Mobile health (mHealth) interventions may be useful for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), but there is minimal knowledge regarding how mHealth technology is currently being used for TBI treatment or rehabilitation. The purpose of this review is to examine the extant literature on the use of mHealth for intervention delivery in order to identify considerations for using mHealth with the TBI population, and to provide recommendations for further study.

Recent Findings

Consistent with recent literature in other disability populations, mHealth shows promise for people with TBI as a compensatory strategy for cognitive impairment, a method for monitoring and reducing symptoms, and a means of addressing goals in social and educational spheres.

Summary

In this review article, we summarize the results of 16 articles on mHealth interventions for individuals with TBI, highlighting relevant findings for clinical application and discussing challenges unique to the use of mHealh post-TBI.

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This manuscript was completed as a collaboration among members of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Brain Injury International Special Interest Group Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force. We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Ronald Seel to the early conceptualization of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-9055, USA

    Shannon B. Juengst

  2. Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, PA, USA

    Tessa Hart

  3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Harris Health System and Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Angelle M. Sander

  4. Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX, USA

    Angelle M. Sander & Monique R. Pappadis

  5. Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Emily J. Nalder

  6. Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    Monique R. Pappadis

  7. Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    Monique R. Pappadis

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Juengst, S.B., Hart, T., Sander, A.M. et al. Mobile Health Interventions for Traumatic Brain Injuries. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 7, 341–356 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-019-00240-9

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