Project Details
Abstract
Background: Post concussion symptoms (PCS) are not uncommon after mild traumatic
brain injury (mTBI). Although most PCS has gradually recovered at 3 months post-injury, few
patients still reported persistent symptoms, which significantly interfered with their social and
occupational capacities, even one year after injuries. Unfortunately, no effective programs
were developed to reduce the PCS in Eastern societies. In addition, because the mobile
technology has been evidenced as an effective intervention method to manage the problems of
health-related behaviors, this study thus has three specific aims: (1) to examine the
effectiveness of a developed brief intervention program for PCS; (2) to establish a mobilized
intervention program for PCS; and (3) to evaluate the effectiveness of the mobilized program
for the PCS.
Methods:This will be a 3-phase study during a period of 3 years. Two hundred participants,
who include 50 patients with mTBI received paper version of intervention program, 50
patients received mobilized program, 50 patients received regular therapy for the PCS, and
another 50 healthy participants, will be recruited. The PCS will be evaluated by the modified
Checklist for Post-Concussion Symptoms (mCPCS), and all participants will be also
evaluated for their neurobehavioral functions, which include intelligence, memory, executive
functions, psychomotor speed, and emotional disturbances. During the first phase, the
effectiveness of the paper version of the intervention program will be examined. During the
second, the mobilized intervention program will be established. Meanwhile, the effectiveness
of the paper and mobilized versions of intervention program was compared. During the last
phase, the persistent effectiveness of both programs was further evaluated.
Expected Results:Patients with mTBI reported significant PCS, and 10% of the patients
suffered from the PPCS. Our results further revealed that both the paper and mobilized
versions of intervention program will be effective to reduce the PCS. In addition, the
reduction of PCS after the mobilized intervention program will be significantly greater than
other treatment methods.
Project IDs
Project ID:PF10307-0521
External Project ID:MOST103-2410-H182-004
External Project ID:MOST103-2410-H182-004
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 01/08/14 → 31/07/15 |
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