Table 2.
Studies with differences between the intervention arms in the Delivery dimension. Main outcomes as reported by the authors and the ICF dimensions covered.
| Included studies | Content intervention | Content control | Main outcome (ICF dimensions covered by the outcome measures) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIFFERENCES IN TEAM STRUCTURE | |||
| *Rath et al. (41) | Problem solving-focused group treatment | Conventional neuropsychological rehabilitation | Not stated but Cognitive skills, Psychosocial function and Problem solving assessed (Body function, Activities and Participation) |
| DIFFERENCES IN MODE OF PRODUCTION | |||
| Bowen et al. (42) | Pre-discharge Interdisciplinary rehabilitation | 1.Post-discharge interdisciplinary rehabilitation2.Outpatient treatment as usual | The Wimbledon Self-Reported Scale of Emotions, Katz Adjustment Scale for Social Behavior, Cognition (Logical Memory and Wechsler Memory Scale Revised) (Body function, Activities and Participation) |
| Salazar et al. (43) | Intensive, 8-week, in-hospital cognitive rehabilitation program | Home rehabilitation program with weekly telephone support | Return to gainful employment and fitness for military duty (Activities and participation) |
| *Vanderploeg et al. (44) | Cognitive didacticism with integrated interdisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation | Functional-experiential with integrated interdisciplinary rehabilitation | Functional independence in living and return to work and/or school (Activities and participation) |
| DIFFERENCES IN INTENSITY | |||
| *Powell et al. (45) | Outreach treatment for two sessions per week for a mean of 27 weeks in a community settings | Information with one home visit | Barthel index, the Brain Injury Community Rehabilitation Outcome-39 (Activities and Participation) |
| Slade et al. (46) | 67% increase in intensity of inpatient therapy | Usual inpatient therapy | Length of hospital stay |
| DIFFERENCES IN ASPECTS OF TIME | |||
| Wade et al. (47)*Wade et al. (48) | Early intervention (telephone or face-to-face counseling) | Usual follow-up | Rivermead head injury follow-up questionnaire (97 + 98), Rivermead Postconcussion Symptoms Questionnaire (97) (Body Functions, Activities, and Participation) |
| DIFFERENCES IN PEER INVOLVEMENT | |||
| *Hanks et al. (49) | Mentor treatment after discharge | Treatment as usual | Peer mentoring questionnaire; brief Symptom inventory-18, family assessment |
| Device, Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations; Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test, Medical Outcomes Study 12- Item Short-Form Health Survey, Community Integration Measure (Body function, Activities and Participation, Environmental Factors) | |||
*
Indicates a statistically significant difference between the intervention arms in one or more of the study outcomes.