Bettina K Doering, Anna Künemund, Sarah Zwick, Jana Hansmeier, Cornelia Exner, Dirk Lubbe
{"title":"Posttraumatic growth after stroke: A longitudinal observational study.","authors":"Bettina K Doering, Anna Künemund, Sarah Zwick, Jana Hansmeier, Cornelia Exner, Dirk Lubbe","doi":"10.1037/rep0000600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000600","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>This study investigated the development of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in relatively young persons with stroke. It examined the contribution of potential predictive variables and their changes over time.</p><p><strong>Research method/design: </strong>Participants completed questionnaires at baseline (<i>n</i> = 78, median time since injury = 47 days) and 3 (<i>n</i> = 53) and 6 months (<i>n</i> = 47) later. Each assessment included the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the COPE Inventory, and the Centrality of Event Scale. Data were analyzed using a sequence of linear mixed effect models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PTG was evident at baseline, but did not significantly increase over time. Higher event centrality, approach-oriented coping, and lower coping flexibility at baseline were associated with higher PTG 6 months later. Higher coping flexibility at baseline and an increase in event centrality were associated with a more positive trend in PTG over time. The final model explained 67% of variance in PTG. Time since injury, age, gender, social support seeking, and avoidance coping did not contribute significantly.</p><p><strong>Conclusion/implications: </strong>Individual changes in the predictors contributed to high and stable PTG. How central the stroke was perceived to one's identity was the most important predictor for the absolute level of PTG as well as its change over time. This illustrates the complex and dynamic development of PTG. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nazanin M Heydarian, Scott D Frankowski, Moonju Lee, Kyeung Mi Oh, Kyungeh An, Chanam Shin, Allyson S Hughes, Rishika Kartik, Kathleen R Bogart
{"title":"Validating the revised Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities Scale with health care professionals.","authors":"Nazanin M Heydarian, Scott D Frankowski, Moonju Lee, Kyeung Mi Oh, Kyungeh An, Chanam Shin, Allyson S Hughes, Rishika Kartik, Kathleen R Bogart","doi":"10.1037/rep0000594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000594","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Disability stigma has been linked with adverse chronic and acute health outcomes in people with disabilities. The present study updated the widely used Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons measure (to the revised Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities [ATPD] scale) among health care professionals and validated the measure using a disability stigma framework.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A survey with 272 health care professionals and students was conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Regression analyses revealed that men, compared to women and nonbinary people, scored higher on disability stigma. Quality of contact, but not quantity of contact nor disability status was associated with less stigmatized attitudes. Those who scored higher on agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness also scored lower on stigmatizing attitudes about people with disabilities. Furthermore, psychological inflexibility, social dominance orientation, and authoritarianism were all positive predictors of stigmatizing attitudes about people with disabilities. Finally, we found that medical model endorsement, but not social model endorsement positively predicted stigmatizing attitudes as measured by the revised ATPD scale.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings validate the revised ATPD scale and illuminate disability stigma as expressed by a diverse sample of health care professionals. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142933022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of disability representation on disability stigma in a general population.","authors":"Sarah Todd Hammer, Lauren A Stutts","doi":"10.1037/rep0000601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000601","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>People often view individuals with disabilities as incapable of working, contributing to society, and forming relationships. Therefore, it is important to develop interventions to reduce those negative stereotypes. Increasing accurate disability representation is one way to counteract those stereotypes. The present study's aim was to examine the impact of disability representation on disability stigma.</p><p><strong>Research method/design: </strong>Participants consisted of 246 people from the U.S. general population who were randomized into one of three vignette groups: counterstereotypical representation (read about individuals with disabilities who were thriving), stereotypical representation (read about individuals with disabilities who were struggling), and a control group (read about able-bodied individuals who were thriving). Visual analog scales assessing disability stigma were completed pre- and postexposure to the vignettes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Disability stigma significantly decreased in the counterstereotypical group, significantly increased in the stereotypical group, and did not change in the control group from pre- to postexposure. At postexposure, the counterstereotypical group had significantly lower disability stigma than the stereotypical group, and the stereotypical group had significantly higher disability stigma than the control group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion/implications: </strong>It would be valuable for the media to increase counterstereotypical representations and decrease stereotypical representations of individuals with disabilities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-awareness interventions after acquired brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Dolores Villalobos, Umberto Bivona, Juan Botella","doi":"10.1037/rep0000598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000598","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Self-awareness (SA) is a crucial component of the neurorehabilitation processes for persons with acquired brain injury. Specific intervention programs to improve SA have been developed and implemented with heterogeneous results. The current study was undertaken to summarize this evidence by conducting a systematic review of relevant literature and to perform a meta-analysis of the most reliable and important results.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A systematic literature search made in May 2023 across three databases (Web of Science, PubMed, and PsycINFO) resulted in a final selection of 16 primary studies based on 17 different groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In an initial meta-analysis, the effect sizes were calculated as the standardized d, that is, pre-post change scores corrected for bias. Using a random-effects model, we obtained a significant mean effect size for the interventions, <i>k</i> = 17, <i>g</i> = 0.6404 [0.411, 0.870] with significant heterogeneity among the studies, <i>Q</i>(16) = 43.06, <i>p</i> < .001, and a significant, but modest publication bias. Moderator analysis showed that the SA intervention efficacy could be improved by \"metacognition\" as an intervention technique. A second meta-analysis was carried out considering the seven studies with between-subjects designs, and again a significant mean effect size was obtained, <i>k</i> = 7, <i>g</i> = 0.6713 [0.403, 0.94].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall, the present study provided positive evidence to support the efficacy of specific SA interventions in adults with acquired brain injury. Further studies are warranted to explore the mechanisms by which SA interventions exert their effects. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of psychological treatment in freezing of gait: A pilot study.","authors":"Karen Brewer-Mixon, Staci Shearin, Gilbert Moralez, Jijia Wang, Patricia Tasha Champagne, Caitlin Jarrard","doi":"10.1037/rep0000592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000592","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One common gait issue associated with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) is freezing of gait (FoG). FoG impacts approximately half of people with PD and negatively impacts quality of life. Studies have suggested that anxiety may contribute to FoG. Individuals with FoG exhibit higher rates of anxiety, but it is unclear if anxiety contributes to FoG development. No known studies have assessed the impact of treating anxiety to improve FoG symptoms.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This pilot study evaluated the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) training in reducing anxiety and improving gait in persons with PD following standard physical therapy (PT) treatment.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Ten participants who had completed PT treatment for FoG were evaluated for psychological distress and gait parameters at baseline. They were then seen for four weekly virtual individual CBT sessions. Outcome measures were subsequently obtained 1 week after the CBT intervention and 5 weeks after the CBT intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Comparisons of baseline and postintervention Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 scores 1 week after the intervention were not statistically significant; however, improvements were both statistically and clinically significant a few weeks after the intervention, likely reflecting ongoing positive impact of CBT treatment. Gait parameters were noted to be clinically but not statistically significant after CBT treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study suggests that a brief course of CBT may help to reduce emotional distress and to improve aspects of gait in a cohort of PD patients with FoG. Future research using a larger cohort and providing concurrent CBT/PT interventions is needed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicole Sharf, Angelika Kudla, Jennifer Burns, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, Allen W Heinemann
{"title":"Psychosexual well-being following spinal cord injury: Perspectives of adults with spinal cord injury and rehabilitation clinicians.","authors":"Nicole Sharf, Angelika Kudla, Jennifer Burns, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, Allen W Heinemann","doi":"10.1037/rep0000591","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000591","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to identify important mental health topics for people with spinal cord injuries (PwSCI) and garner insights from health care clinicians working with this population. In doing so, we identified psychosocial adaptations in the context of sexuality, intimacy, and reproductive health.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A qualitative, phenomenological approach was used, with 60-90-min virtual focus groups involving PwSCI, rehabilitation clinicians, and psychologists. Themes were identified through deductive and inductive transcript analysis. Eligibility for PwSCI included: (a) SCI for ≥ 1 year, (b) 18+ years, (c) U.S. residency, (d) conversational English skills, and (e) cognitive capacity to provide informed consent. Clinicians required ≥ 5 years of rehabilitation experience.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixteen PwSCI, eight rehabilitation clinicians, and four psychologists participated. Three major themes emerged: (1) The effects of SCI on relationships with noninjured significant others with subthemes of (a) internalized and partnered ableism in intimate relationships and (b) navigating care partner dynamics and resource gaps; (2) sexual self-esteem with subthemes of (a) gender role adaptation and (b) body image concerns; and (3) challenges in sexual and reproductive health with subthemes of (a) family planning and self-advocacy in health care settings, (b) access to specialized care, and (c) health care provider competence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This report illuminates the complex effects of SCI on their relationships with noninjured partners, revealing how internalized and partnered ableism can heighten feelings of inadequacy and alter relationship dynamics. These findings underscore the need for more research, support, and services in sexual and reproductive health for all PwSCI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142630566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chelsea G Ratcliff, Shrasti Lohiya, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Heather Taylor, Alice Ahn, Radha Korupolu
{"title":"Mindfulness buffers the association of pain with depression and anxiety among people with spinal cord injury: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Chelsea G Ratcliff, Shrasti Lohiya, Susan Robinson-Whelen, Heather Taylor, Alice Ahn, Radha Korupolu","doi":"10.1037/rep0000593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000593","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Chronic pain is common among people with spinal cord injury (PwSCI) and impacts mental health (MH). Mindfulness may buffer the association of pain with MH, but few studies have examined this among PwSCI. This study examines the extent to which mindfulness moderates the association of pain intensity with MH among PwSCI.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>PwSCI (<i>N</i> = 64) and chronic pain provided demographic and disability information, ratings of pain intensity (0-10 Numeric Rating Scale), pain interference, depression (eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-8]), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 [GAD-7]), positive affect/wellbeing (SCI-QOL Positive Affect and Well-Being Short Form [PAWB-SF]), stress (Perceived Stress Scale-4 [PSS-4]), and mindfulness (15-item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire [FFMQ-15]) at the time of their enrollment in a randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness intervention. The present, cross-sectional study used baseline data. Pain intensity, pain interference, mindfulness (FFMQ-15), the Pain Intensity × FFMQ-15 interaction, and relevant covariates were regressed on the four outcome measures (PHQ-8, GAD-7, PAWB-SF, and PSS-4).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant Pain Intensity × FFMQ-15 interaction effect on PHQ-8 (<i>p</i> = .008) and GAD-7 (<i>p</i> = .021), such that mindfulness buffered the positive relation of pain intensity with depression and anxiety. Additionally, there was a significant Pain Intensity × FFMQ-15 interaction effect on PAWB-SF (<i>p</i> = .032), but contrary to the hypothesis, mindfulness intensified a positive relation between pain intensity and positive affect/well-being.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dispositional mindfulness may buffer the association of pain intensity with depression and anxiety. Examining interventions to enhance mindfulness among PwSCI is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142630565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jesús Privado, Elena Sanchis Sanchis, David Sancho-Cantus, Laura Cubero-Plazas, Esther Navarro-Illana, José Enrique de la Rubia Ortí
{"title":"Prediction of caregiver psychological distress in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Jesús Privado, Elena Sanchis Sanchis, David Sancho-Cantus, Laura Cubero-Plazas, Esther Navarro-Illana, José Enrique de la Rubia Ortí","doi":"10.1037/rep0000554","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000554","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>To propose a predictive model for caregivers' psychological distress (including anxiety, depression, and cognitive overload) based on different data gathered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients (cognitive level, psychological distress, type of ALS, and sex).</p><p><strong>Research method/design: </strong>A cross-sectional study with a sample of 51 ALS patients and their respective main carers. Various instruments were used such as the Beck Anxiety Inventory, ALS Depression Inventory-12, and the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS Screen, Zarit Burden Interview, Self-Rating Depression Scale, and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale for caregivers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ALS type, sex, and cognition were predictive variables for caregiver distress, with the main explanatory variable being the distress of the patients themselves. Spinal ALS led to higher psychological distress in caregivers (β = .38), as did male patients with ALS and preserved cognition.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/implications: </strong>The proposed confirmatory model demonstrates that patients' psychological distress is the best predictor of psychological distress in their caregivers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"364-374"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141427964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melissa A Day, L Charles Ward, Dawn M Ehde, M Elena Mendoza, Kala M Phillips Reindel, Beverly E Thorn, Ingrid Bindicsova, Mark P Jensen
{"title":"Initial development and psychometric properties of the Therapist Quality Scale.","authors":"Melissa A Day, L Charles Ward, Dawn M Ehde, M Elena Mendoza, Kala M Phillips Reindel, Beverly E Thorn, Ingrid Bindicsova, Mark P Jensen","doi":"10.1037/rep0000550","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000550","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>This study sought to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a brief measure of the quality of therapist treatment delivery that would be applicable for use across different types of psychosocial chronic pain treatments: the Therapist Quality Scale (TQS).</p><p><strong>Research method/design: </strong>An initial pool of 14 items was adapted from existing measures, with items selected that are relevant across interventions tested in a parent trial comparing an 8-week, group, Zoom-delivered mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and behavioral activation for chronic back pain from which data for this study were obtained. A random selection of 25% of video-recorded sessions from each cohort was coded for therapist quality (two randomly selected sessions per group), with 66 sessions included in the final analyses (<i>n</i> = 33 completed pairs). Items were coded on a 7-point Likert-type scale. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and reliability estimates were generated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>EFA showed a single-factor solution that provided a parsimonious explanation of the correlational structure for both sessions. Eight items with factor loadings of ≥ .60 in both sessions were selected to form the TQS. Reliability analyses demonstrated all items contributed to scale reliability, and internal consistency reliabilities were good (αs ≥ .86). Scores for the eight-item TQS from the two sessions were significantly correlated (<i>r</i> = .59, <i>p</i> < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions/implications: </strong>The TQS provides a brief measure with preliminary psychometric support that is applicable for use across different types of treatments to rate the quality of the therapist's delivery. The items assess quality in delivering specific techniques, maintaining session structure, and in developing and maintaining therapeutic rapport. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"326-334"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139736432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul B Perrin, Samuel J West, Daniel W Klyce, Sarah W Clark, Tiffanie A Vargas, Alexander J Gates, Teague R Henry, Mia E Dini, Stephanie D Agtarap, C B Eagye, Jacob A Finn, Shannon B Juengst, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Charles H Bombardier
{"title":"Psychometric network analysis in rehabilitation research: A methodological demonstration in depression symptoms of veterans and service members at 1 and 2 years after traumatic brain injury.","authors":"Paul B Perrin, Samuel J West, Daniel W Klyce, Sarah W Clark, Tiffanie A Vargas, Alexander J Gates, Teague R Henry, Mia E Dini, Stephanie D Agtarap, C B Eagye, Jacob A Finn, Shannon B Juengst, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Charles H Bombardier","doi":"10.1037/rep0000576","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>Psychometric network analysis (PNA) is an application of dynamic systems theory that can inform measurement of complex rehabilitation phenomena such as depressive symptom patterns in veterans and service members (V/SMs) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study applied PNA to the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a common measure of depressive symptoms, in a sample of V/SMs with TBI at Years 1 and 2 (Y1-2) postinjury.</p><p><strong>Research method/design: </strong>A sample of 808 V/SMs with TBI participated, 594 contributing PHQ-9 data at Y1 and 585 at Y2. Participants were recruited while or after receiving inpatient postacute rehabilitation from one of five Veterans Affairs Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The networks were stable and invariant over time. At both times, network structure revealed the cardinal depressive symptom \"feeling down, depressed, or hopeless,\" as evidenced by its strength centrality. In the Y1 network, the suicidal ideation node was connected exclusively to the network through the guilt node, and in the Y2 network, the suicidal ideation node formed a second connection through the low mood node. The guilt node was the second most influential node at Y1 but was replaced by anhedonia node at Y2.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/implications: </strong>This study demonstrated the potential of PNA in rehabilitation research and identified the primacy of feeling down, depressed, and hopeless after TBI at both Y1 and Y2, with guilt being the second most influential symptom at Y1, but replaced by anhedonia at Y2, providing supportive evidence that the relationships among depressive symptoms after TBI are dynamic over time. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"347-356"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}