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Species | Jennie L PonsfordSummaryAffiliation: Monash University Country: Australia Publications
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Poor sleep quality and changes in objectively recorded sleep after traumatic brain injury: a preliminary studyDiane L Parcell
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:843-50. 2008..To evaluate changes in sleep quality and objectively assessed sleep parameters after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to investigate the relationship between such changes and mood state and injury characteristics...
Impact of early intervention on outcome following mild head injury in adultsJ Ponsford
Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 73:330-2. 2002..The impact of mild head injury is variable and determinants of outcome remain poorly understood. Results of previous intervention studies have been mixed...
The association between apolipoprotein E and traumatic brain injury severity and functional outcome in a rehabilitation sampleJennie Ponsford
School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Neurotrauma 28:1683-92. 2011..Possible mechanisms include differential effects of the ɛ4 allele on inflammatory and cellular repair processes, and/or amyloid deposition...
Family functioning and emotional state two and five years after traumatic brain injuryJennie Ponsford
School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 16:306-17. 2010..These findings indicate the need for long-term support of families with a brain-injured member...
Factors influencing outcome after orthopedic traumaJennie Ponsford
Department of Psychology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
J Trauma 64:1001-9. 2008....
Functional outcome 10 years after traumatic brain injury: its relationship with demographic, injury severity, and cognitive and emotional statusJennie Ponsford
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 14:233-42. 2008....
Gender differences in outcome in patients with hypotension and severe traumatic brain injuryJennie L Ponsford
Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Australia
Injury 39:67-76. 2008..Progesterone and oestrogen are thought to afford protection in the immediate post-injury period, suggesting females have an advantage, although there has been limited evidence of this in human outcome studies...
Alcohol and drug use following traumatic brain injury: a prospective studyJennie Ponsford
Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Richmond, VA, Australia
Brain Inj 21:1385-92. 2007..To establish pre-morbid alcohol and drug use in persons with TBI, relative to controls, investigate how patterns of substance use change over time following TBI and identify factors associated with heavy post-injury substance use...
Impact of apolipoprotein gene on cognitive impairment and recovery after traumatic brain injuryJennie Ponsford
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Neurology 68:619-20. 2007
Evaluation of a community-based model of rehabilitation following traumatic brain injuryJennie Ponsford
Monash University, Australia
Neuropsychol Rehabil 16:315-28. 2006..Attendant care costs were also lower in the community treatment group. Strengths and weaknesses of community-based post-acute rehabilitation are discussed...
Long-term adjustment of families following traumatic brain injury where comprehensive rehabilitation has been providedJennie Ponsford
Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Brain Inj 17:453-68. 2003..It also examined the relative influence thereon of factors including injury severity, handicap and cognitive and behavioural changes in the injured person, relationship with the injured person and caregiver status...
Rehabilitation interventions after mild head injuryJennie Ponsford
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University and Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Curr Opin Neurol 18:692-7. 2005....
Use of the Westmead PTA scale to monitor recovery of memory after mild head injuryJennie Ponsford
Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Brain Inj 18:603-14. 2004..The objective of this study was the field testing of this scale in EDs and assessment of validity and reliability of test items...
Fatigue and sleep disturbance following traumatic brain injury--their nature, causes, and potential treatmentsJennie L Ponsford
School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
J Head Trauma Rehabil 27:224-33. 2012..Although fatigue and sleep disturbance are commonly reported following traumatic brain injury (TBI), understanding of their nature and treatment remains limited...
Association between cognitive performance and functional outcome following traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal multilevel examinationGershon Spitz
School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Neuropsychology 26:604-12. 2012..The current study modeled the progression of functional outcome as it related to background, injury severity, and cognitive variables over the first year postinjury...
Cognitive functioning ten years following traumatic brain injury and rehabilitationKristy Draper
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Neuropsychology 22:618-25. 2008..Greater injury severity was significantly correlated with poorer test performances across all domains. This study shows that cognitive impairments are present many years following TBI and are associated with injury severity...
Coping and emotional adjustment following traumatic brain injuryKatie Anson
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
J Head Trauma Rehabil 21:248-59. 2006..To examine the association between coping style and emotional adjustment following traumatic brain injury...
Psychosocial and emotional outcomes 10 years following traumatic brain injuryKristy Draper
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
J Head Trauma Rehabil 22:278-87. 2007..To investigate the association of psychosocial outcome 10 years following traumatic brain injury (TBI) with demographic variables, injury severity, current cognitive functioning, emotional state, aggression, alcohol use, and fatigue...
Long-term outcome following traumatic brain injury: a comparison of subjective reports by those injured and their relativesKristy Draper
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia
Neuropsychol Rehabil 19:645-61. 2009..This study highlights the importance of assessing emotional state when utilising subjective report data, as well as the need to use objective measures of cognitive impairment...
Validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to assess depression and anxiety following traumatic brain injury as compared with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IVRochelle Whelan-Goodinson
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
J Affect Disord 114:94-102. 2009..Overlap of symptoms between such disorders and TBI may lead to under- or over-diagnosis of depression or anxiety...
Impact of age on long-term cognitive function after traumatic brain injuryDawn Senathi-Raja
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
Neuropsychology 24:336-44. 2010..To examine the association of age and time postinjury with cognitive outcome 5-22 years following traumatic brain injury (TBI), in relation to matched uninjured controls...
The factor structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in individuals with traumatic brain injuryMichael Schonberger
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Psychiatry Res 179:342-9. 2010..However, even though the three-factor solution fit the data, alternative scales should be used if the purpose of the assessment is to measure stress symptoms separately from anxiety and depression...
Measuring executive dysfunction in an acute rehabilitation setting: using the dysexecutive questionnaire (DEX)Pauleen C Bennett
Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 11:376-85. 2005....
Assessment of executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury: comparison of the BADS with other clinical neuropsychological measuresPauleen C Bennett
Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 11:606-13. 2005..This confirms that multiple tests, drawn from both the BADS and other sources, may be necessary to detect ED in a clinical population...
Selective attention deficits and subjective fatigue following traumatic brain injuryCarlo Ziino
Department of Psychology, Monash University, and Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Clayton, Vic, Australia
Neuropsychology 20:383-90. 2006..Findings suggest a relationship between subjective fatigue and impairment on tasks requiring higher order attentional processes...
Vigilance and fatigue following traumatic brain injuryCarlo Ziino
Department of Psychology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 12:100-10. 2006....
Factors contributing to attentional impairments after traumatic brain injuryCatherine Willmott
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Australia
Neuropsychology 23:424-32. 2009..The present study provides evidence for a significant contribution of slowed processing speed to impaired performance on attentional tasks after TBI...
Measurement and prediction of subjective fatigue following traumatic brain injuryCarlo Ziino
Department of Psychology, Monash University, Australia
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 11:416-25. 2005..Injury severity and age were not found to be significant predictors of subjective fatigue severity in TBI participants...
Association between psychiatric state and outcome following traumatic brain injuryRochelle Whelan-Goodinson
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
J Rehabil Med 40:850-7. 2008..This study aimed to explore the relationship between current post-traumatic brain injury psychiatric disorders and psychosocial outcome...
The Relationship between age, injury severity, and MRI findings after traumatic brain injuryMichael Schonberger
School of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Psychological Medicine, Monash University Melbourne, Clayton Campus, and Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
J Neurotrauma 26:2157-67. 2009..The results suggest that older age worsens the impact of TBI on the brain. They also indicate the validity of duration of PTA as a measure of injury severity that is not just related to one particular injury location...
Psychiatric disorders following traumatic brain injury: their nature and frequencyRochelle Whelan-Goodinson
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
J Head Trauma Rehabil 24:324-32. 2009..To retrospectively establish the nature and frequency of Axis I psychiatric disorders pre- and post-TBI...
Who benefits? Outcome following a coping skills group intervention for traumatically brain injured individualsKatie Anson
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Brain Inj 20:1-13. 2006..To investigate the variables associated with positive psychological outcome following a group intervention for 33 individuals with traumatic brain injury...
Sustained attention following traumatic brain injury: use of the Psychomotor Vigilance TaskKelly L Sinclair
School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 35:210-24. 2013....
Prehospital hypertonic saline resuscitation of patients with hypotension and severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trialD James Cooper
Department of Intensive Care, Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
JAMA 291:1350-7. 2004..Prehospital hypertonic saline (HTS) resuscitation of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may increase survival but whether HTS improves neurological outcomes is unknown...
Safety of methylphenidate following traumatic brain injury: impact on vital signs and side-effects during inpatient rehabilitationCatherine Willmott
Psychology Department, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia
J Rehabil Med 41:585-7. 2009..The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety of methylphenidate administered during inpatient rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury...
Evaluation of a coping skills group following traumatic brain injuryKatie Anson
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Australia
Brain Inj 20:167-78. 2006..To examine the impact of a cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) based intervention programme, termed the Coping Skills Group (CSG), on coping strategy use and emotional adjustment...
The influence of cultural background on motivation for and participation in rehabilitation and outcome following traumatic brain injuryHelen Saltapidas
Department of Psychology, Monash University, and the Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Head Trauma Rehabil 22:132-9. 2007....
Early decompressive craniectomy for patients with severe traumatic brain injury and refractory intracranial hypertension--a pilot randomized trialD James Cooper
Department of Intensive Care, Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia
J Crit Care 23:387-93. 2008....
