Assessing Rehabilitation Outcomes after Severe Neuromusculoskeletal Injury: Development of Patient Reported Outcomes Assessment Instruments
Abstract
Currently, there is a paucity of patient reported outcomes (PRO) measures of secondary health effects and complications that result from neuromusculoskeletal injuries, which greatly limits the clinical care and successful rehabilitation, reintegration, and return to duty/work of injured individuals. This study will create valid, standardized, psychometrically robust, and clinically useful PRO measures for traits and symptoms relevant to understanding quality of life and the health and rehabilitation outcomes of Wounded Warriors and civilians with neuromusculoskeletal trauma. Furthermore, this study will develop clinical score reports in an actionable format to improve the clinical workflow and standard of care for individuals with traumatic limb injuries. During year three, we successfully prepared for and launched large-scale field testing. To date, 159 participants have begun baseline and 154 have completed the baseline interviews. Work to plan for data analyses is underway. We have also worked this year amid challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected our daily operations and caused the pace of recruitment to slow. However, we have established processes for remote recruitment, consenting, and data collection. We have identified several additional sites that have eligible participants and are willing to recruit them, to help increase recruitment throughput.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1123838
Entities
People
- Callie Tyner
- David S. Tulsky
- Jerry Slotkin
Organizations
- University of Delaware