Summary report: Evidence for the effectiveness of rehabilitation for persons with traumatic brain injury

We evaluated the evidence fur effectiveness of rehabilitation methods throu ghout the phases of recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults. M EDLINE, HealthSTAR, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library were searche d, and a total of 3,098 abstracts were reviewed. The strongest studies were critically appraised and their data placed in evidence tables. Results sho wed that to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for persons with TBI. a commitment must be made to population-based studies, s trong controlled research design, standardization of measures, adequate sta tistical analysis, and specification of health outcomes of importance to pe rsons with TBI and their families.