@article{ref1,
title="Sleep after TBI: how the TBI model systems have advanced the field",
journal="NeuroRehabilitation",
year="2018",
author="Bell, Kathleen R. and Bushnik, Tamara and Dams-O'connor, Kristen and Goldin, Yelena and Jeanne, M. Hoffman and Lequerica, Anthony H. and Zumsteg, Jennifer M.",
volume="43",
number="3",
pages="287-296",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Identification and management of comorbidities in TBI has become an increasing focus for optimizing TBI outcomes. Recent meta-analyses highlight sleep disturbance and sleep disorders following TBI (Mathias & Alvaro, 2012). Improving the recognition and treatment of sleep disorders in TBI should be a central focus of rehabilitation. The Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (TBIMS) has created an infrastructure allowing multi-center investigations into sleep dysfunction in those who have had a moderate to severe TBI and received inpatient rehabilitation. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This paper will describe the 1) infrastructure used to advance sleep dysfunction/disorders research following TBI, 2) preliminary findings from these studies, and 3) repository of data which can be accessed for secondary analyses by investigators outside of the TBIMS infrastructure. <br><br>METHODS: Two internal mechanisms allow investigators at TBIMS sites to collaborate on projects of shared interest: Research Modules and Special Interest Groups (SIG). <br><br>RESULTS: To date, five studies have resulted from the TBIMS collaborative process focusing on insomnia, circadian disruption, and sleep apnea. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Future directions for the SIG include continued development of available knowledge and understanding of the multidimensional factors that contribute to TBI-related sleep disturbance, optimal assessment tools, effectiveness of available treatments, and treatment compliance in this population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8135",
doi="10.3233/NRE-182538",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-182538"
}