Counselor-assisted problem solving (CAPS) improves behavioral outcomes in older adolescents with complicated mild to severe TBI.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the efficacy of Counselor-Assisted Problem Solving (CAPS) versus an Internet resource comparison (IRC) condition in reducing behavior problems in adolescents following traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design

Randomized clinical trial with interviewers naive to treatment condition.

Setting

Three large tertiary children's hospitals and 2 general hospitals with pediatric commitment.

Participants

A total of 132 children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 years hospitalized during the previous 6 months for moderate to severe TBI.

Interventions

Participants in CAPS (n = 65) completed 8 to 12 online modules providing training in problem solving, communication skills, and self-regulation and subsequent synchronous videoconferencing with a therapist. Pa

SUBMITTER: Wade SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3840164 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature