Online problem-solving therapy for executive dysfunction after child traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Executive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children is common and leads to significant problems in functioning across multiple settings. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a web-based counselor-assisted problem solving (CAPS) intervention compared with an Internet resource comparison (IRC) for treatment of executive dysfunction within 12 months after complicated mild to severe TBI in adolescents. We hypothesized that CAPS would significantly improve parent ratings of executive dysfunction compared with an IRC.

Methods

Participants included 132 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who sustained a complicated mild to severe TBI within 1 to 6 months before study enrollment. Study design was a multisite, assessor-blinded, randomized

SUBMITTER: Kurowski BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3691538 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature