The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI): an Internet resource you should know about...reprinted from Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 15, no. 8, 734-738, ©2000 Aspen Publishers, Inc.

Objective: This article describes the Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI), an Internet resource that provides information on brain injury outcome measures. Funded by the National institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), the COMBI is a collaborative project of e...

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Publicado en:Journal of Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 55 - 59
Autores principales: Wright J, Bushnik T, O'Hare P
Formato: research tables/charts website Journal Article
Publicado: Aspen Law & Business 2000 Aug
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Sumario:Objective: This article describes the Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI), an Internet resource that provides information on brain injury outcome measures. Funded by the National institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), the COMBI is a collaborative project of eight Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System centers. Information the COMBI provides includes rating scales and form(s) syllabus and administration guidelines, descriptions of properties, references in the literature, a frequently asked questions (FAQ) section, training and testing materials, and contact information. Conclusions: As a dissemination effort, the results of the COMBI project have been outstanding with over 1,500 users accessing information every month. The project has a truly international scope, with 20% of its users being outside the United States. Copyright © 2000 by Aspen Publishers, Inc.