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ArticleArchives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation2026

Examining the Role of Behavioral Health Factors on Inpatient Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Service Members and Veterans.

Justin T McDaniel, Jolie N Haun, Julie McMahon-Grenz, Tali Schneider, Karen Skop, Sharon Barton, Roberto Sandoval, Kimberly Samson, Risa Nakase-Richardson, Kevin Wells and 1 more

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Justin T McDanielSchool of Human Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
Jolie N HaunUS Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Julie McMahon-GrenzUS Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Tali SchneiderUS Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Karen SkopUS Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Sharon BartonUS Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Virginia VA Health Care System, Richmond, VA.
Roberto SandovalUS Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy, VAMC, San Antonio, TX.
Kimberly SamsonUS Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Menlo Park, CA.
Risa Nakase-RichardsonUS Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Kevin WellsUS Department of Veterans Affairs, Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO.
Mary Jo PughDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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Objective: To examine the association between behavioral health factors, specifically pretreatment alcohol and tobacco use, and traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related outcomes in the Intensive Evaluation and Treatment Program (IETP). Design: Retrospective longitudinal cohort design. Setting: The intervention and data collection were conducted at 5 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) sites (Florida, Texas, California, Minnesota, and Virginia). Participants: Behavioral health and TBI-related outcome data were collected from N=205 veteran and active-duty service member participants with mild-to-moderate TBI. Interventions: The VHA IETP delivered interdisciplinary rehabilitation to veterans and service members with a history of mild-to-moderate TBI and related conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain, impaired function, and adverse neurobehavioral symptoms. Main Outcome Measures: The exploratory outcome measures included the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory, the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pain Interference scale, and the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory. Pretreatment tobacco and alcohol use behaviors were extracted from patient medical records. Multiple linear regression models were fitted to the data to test our hypotheses Results: Alcohol use was not shown to be associated with changes in any of the outcomes; however, tobacco use was associated with attenuated improvement in PTSD symptoms ( Conclusions: This study suggests that pretreatment tobacco use may lessen the effects of long-term PTSD rehabilitation among patients with TBI.

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AlcoholRehabilitationSmokingTobacco useTraumatic brain injuriesVeterans

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PMID42769389
PMCPMC13591188

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