4.1 - TBI - Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury Flashcards
What 6 things should we consider when treating TBI patients?
Level of alertness
Attention span
Agitation
Level of memory impairment
Premorbid level of functioning/lifestyle
Functional goals/targets
What are the 4 General Principles for treating patients with TBI?
Identify appropriate treatment environment (influenced by cognitive level/ability)
Schedule treatment to maximize patient performance
Provide atmosphere of support and understanding
Select treatment tasks appropriate for the patient
What time of day is usually ideal for treating TBI patients?
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
At what Ranchos Levels do we need to control a patient’s environment?
IV - VI
What are the two philosophies for treating patients with TBI?
Remediation approach
Compensation approach
What is a Remediation approach to treating patients with TBI?
Retraining specific cognitive domains with the expectation that specific skills will improve
What is the Remediation approach to treating patients with TBI based on?
The notion of neuroplasticity (still theoretical)
What is a Compensation approach to treating patients with TBI?
(2)
Compensatory strategies are used to address observed cognitive deficits
These may be temporary or permanent
What is often used in the Compensation approach to treating patients with TBI?
(2)
Modification of environments to maximize abilities
Can be Physical or Auditory/Visual
What are two ways we can modify environments to maximize abilities in patients with TBI?
Physically
Auditory/Visually
What should we focus on when setting goals for patients with TBI?
(2)
Cognitive domains
Function
What 5 things should be part of goals for patients with TBI?
Cognitive domain to be addressed
Duration when appropriate
Therapy environment (environmental compensation or control)
Level of supervision
Level of “verbal” cuing
What are 3 Duration lengths that may be used with TBI patients?
Seconds
Minutes
Entire session
What are 5 different Therapy Environment that may be used with TBI patients?
1:1
Group
Controlled
Normal
Office setting
Open gym setting
What are 4 Levels of Supervision that may be used with TBI patients?
Constant
Intermittent
Occasional
Independent
What 4 Levels of “Verbal” Cuing that may be used with TBI patients?
Constant verbal cuing
Intermittent verbal cuing
Occasional verbal cuing
No verbal cuing
What 8 Cognitive Domains might be addressed in TBI patients?
Attention
Memory
Organization
Planning
Problem solving
Reasoning
Executive skills
Pragmatics
When selecting goals for TBI patients, we should choose goals that will make an _______ and __________ on cognitive-communicative skills.
Immediate
Social impact
When selecting goals for TBI patients, we should choose the most __________ that may be produced and reinforced in other ____________.
Useful goals
Natural settings
When selecting goals for TBI patients, we should choose goals that expand ___________.
Cognitive-communicative skills
When selecting goals for TBI patients, we should choose goals that are _______ and _______ appropriate.
Linguistically
Culturally
What are the 5 sections to a treatment session for patients with TBI?
Introduction (2-3 min)
Teach Concept (2-5 min)
Practice (13-18 min)
Assess Learning (while practicing)
Summary/Conclusion (2-4 min)
What 8 Treatment Targets are regularly used with patients with TBI?
Orientation
Attention
Attention/Concentration
Memory
Memory Compensation
Problem Solving
Executive Function
Speech-Language/Communication
What 4 concepts are we looking for in patient orientation?
Person
Place
Time
Situation
What are the 5 different types of Attention?
Focused attention
Sustained attention
Selective attention
Divided attention
Alternating attention