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Systems of Care for Treating Severe Acquired Brain Injury: Comparing the United States to Italy.

Nicholas J Cioe, Rita Formisano, Gregory O'Shanick, Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa, Valentina Bandiera, Elisa Berardi, Vincenzo Vinicola, Umberto Bivona

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Nicholas J CioeRehabilitation Counseling, Assumption University, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Rita FormisanoIRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Post-Coma Unit, 00179 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2516-0540
Gregory O'ShanickCenter for Neurorehabilitation Services, Richmond, VA 23225, USA.
Juliet Haarbauer-KrupaDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Valentina BandieraDepartment of Human Science, LUMSA University, 00193 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-8971-4148
Elisa BerardiIRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Post-Coma Unit, 00179 Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo VinicolaIRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Post-Coma Unit, 00179 Rome, Italy.
Umberto BivonaIRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Post-Coma Unit, 00179 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6951-8017

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Abstract

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is now widely regarded as a chronic condition but this change in conceptualization has not yet been realized in the way rehabilitation and care are offered and funded in the United States. Similarly, it is widely accepted that an optimized ABI system includes integration across the phases of care and recovery that considers the bio-psycho-socio-ecological (BPSE) dimensions beyond the injury itself. Despite the importance of BPSE factors informing care, typical post-injury care and management remain focused on acute presentation and the biological nature of the injury and there still exists relevant inter-country differences for disorders of consciousness (DoC) neurorehabilitation after severe ABI. This collaboration with Italian colleagues explores and compares the types and locations of rehabilitative services offered in a Post-Coma Unit of neurorehabilitation center in Italy (namely, Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS in Rome) and in the United States following a "severe" ABI (sABI). This narrative seeks to describe the degree to which both systems utilize a BPSE informed approach to care.

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acquired brain injury (ABI)disorders of Consciousness (DOC)international comparisonsystems of care

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PMCPMC12467662

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