Multidisciplinary rehabilitation in an inpatient facility during the early phase of recovery from moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is intended to allow patients to resume independent living and community participation, as well as promote positive subjective well-being. Unfortunately, studies of rehabilitation remain sparse, and although they support the effectiveness of inpatient rehabilitation as a general concept, they have not been informative in regard to which of the wide range of practices are the most effective. Systematic reviews sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Institute of Medicine concluded that current evidence is much too limited. The purpose of the current study is to address this evidence gap by comparing the effectiveness of rehabilitation practices as they are provided in the real-world rehabilitation setting.
