ABI-aftercare in Motion: Multidisciplinary Aftercare in the Home Environment in Patients With Acquired Brain Injury

Proportion of patients in the ABI-motion group that continues community buddy support after rehabilitation discharge compared with standard care

Satisfaction with the ABI-motion program is rated on a rating scale, ranging from 0 (worst) to 10 (best).

Physical activity is measured with an activity monitor (min/week) and electronic diary

The MoCA is a screening tool for detection of mild cognitive impairment. The total score ranges from 0 (worst) to 30 (best).

The 1-minute Sit-to-Stand Test (1mSTS) measures the number of sit-to-stand transitions during 1 minute.

10 meter Walk Test (10mWT) assesses walking speed (m/s) over a short duration.

Maximum isometric handgrip strength is measured with a hand-held dynamometer over 6 attempts (3 per hand) in kg.

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) subscale scores are used to measure Anxiety and Depression, 7 items each, with subscale scores ranging from 0 (best) to 21 (worst), with scores 0-7 indicating normal sores, 8-10 borderline cases, and 11-21 definite cases of anxiety or depression.

The Checklist Individual Strength (CIS) consists of 20 statements on fatigue-related problems respondents might have experienced in the past 2 weeks. The items are rated on a 1-7 point Likert scale, with total scores ranging from 20 (best) to 140 (worst).

The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) is used to assess the frequency with which people experience cognitive failures in everyday life, such as absent-mindedness, slips and errors of perception, memory, and motor functioning. The total score of the scale is the sum of the ratings of the 25 individual items, yielding a score from 0 (best) to 100 (worst).

The short version of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS-SF) is used as a measure of coping with stressful situations. It has 21 items which are rated on a 1(no) to 5 (strong) point rating scale. It contains 3 subscales: task-oriented, emotion-oriented, and avoidance-oriented coping. Each subscale score ranges from 7 (low use) to 35 (high use), with higher scores indicating a greater use of that particular coping strategy.

The EQ-5D-5L consists of the 5-item EQ-5D index (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression) and a visual analogue scale (EQ VAS). The 5 EQ-5D index items are summarized into a weighted overall score, which runs from 0 for the value of death to 1.00 for full health. The EQ VAS ranges from 0 to 100 (worst to best imaginable health state).

The Short Form-36 contains 36 items measuring multidimensional quality of life. A physical component summary (PCS) and a mental component summary (MCS) can be calculated, which are T-scores, having a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10.

The International Physical Activity Questionnaire assesses the time spent (min. per week) in several types of physical activity (vigorous activities, moderate activities, walking, and sitting) that people do as part of their daily lives.

The International Fitness Scale (IFIS) questionnaire gives a measure of fitness based on the answers to 5 basic questions about fitness: physical fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, speed-agility, flexibility, and overall fitness, with answers based on a 5-point Likert-scale (1=very poor, to 5=very good).

The Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation - Participation (USER-P) contains 32 questions with three scales measuring the frequency of participation, perceived participation restrictions, and satisfaction with participation in society. Total scores range from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

The iMTA Medical Consumption Questionnaire is an instrument to measure medical consumption. It includes questions related to the frequency of contacts with health care providers.

The iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire (iPCQ) is used to measure the costs (Dollars and/or Euros) of productivity losses.