News and Notes 470 July 14

marta.garcia - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 13:55

Did you know that NARIC is a library? Explore NARIC's collection through REHABDATA; This Just In.. discusses a NIDILRR-funded study that evaluated the efficacy of a novel intervention facilitating volunteer activity to improve the well-being in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI); Research In Focus looks at the relationship between interacting with complex environments and neurocognition in people with serious mental illness; the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) has published two opioid use factsheets for people with burn injuries and spinal cord injuries (SCI), Outpatient Opioid Management for Adult Burn Survivors and Opioids and Your Health; an article from the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center received the Most Cited Original Research Award from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (APMR); the Great Lakes ADA Regional Center, in collaboration with the ADA National Network, will host a webinar, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Anniversary Update; the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) will host a webcast, Social Media for KT, Accessibility, and Inclusive Design: A Conversation with Sina Bahram; the Pacific ADA Regional Center will host a webinar, Challenges and Opportunities: Lessons Learned from ADA Coordinators Working Within Diverse Healthcare Organizations; the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities (TechSAge RERC II) seeks participants for a clinical trial for Tele Tai Chi; and the National Institute on Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public input on removing barriers to voting for people with disabilities.

Date sent: 
2021-07-14
NARIC news: 

Did you know that NARIC is a library with a collection that grows by more than 300 publications and products per month? While NIDILRR-funded research makes up the core of our collection, we are constantly adding material from across the research community. Our librarians scour the major journals and publishers in the field to find new articles, books, and consumer publications covering the breadth of disability and rehabilitation research across the life span. Since 2015, the collection has included research published in languages other than English. Every publication is indexed in our REHABDATA database. You can explore the database, learn how to access full text documents, and sign up for our monthly literature awareness service to see what we've added recently.

This Just In: 
Improving well-being after traumatic brain injury through volunteering: A randomized controlled trial. Brain Injury, Volume 34(6), Pgs. 697-707. NARIC Accession Number: J84184.
Recently added to the NARIC collection, this NIDILRR-funded study evaluated the efficacy of a novel intervention facilitating volunteer activity to improve well-being in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Seventy-four community-dwelling individuals at least 1-year post TBI, who had completed inpatient or outpatient TBI rehabilitation, were randomized to the treatment or wait-list control group. The novel intervention, HOPE - Helping Others through Purpose and Engagement, involved 6 weeks of orientation and training and 12 weeks of volunteering for the participants, along with training for community agencies regarding TBI. Analysis of the data showed that there were significantly greater improvements in life satisfaction and self-perceived success in the intervention group compared to the control group, as well as positive trends in measures of well-being. Access the full abstract and ordering information in REHABDATA.
 
Research in Focus: 
For People with Serious Mental Illness, Getting Out and About May Be Good for the Brain
This week's Research In Focus looks at the relationship between interacting with complex environments in the community and neurocognition for people with serious mental illness.
 
Resource Highlight: 
Opioid Use Factsheets from MSKTC
The NIDILRR-funded Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) (90DP0082) has published two opioid use factsheets for individuals with burn injuries and spinal cord injuries (SCI). Outpatient Opioid Management for Adult Burn Survivors: Update for Community Providers provides information about opioid management for adults after they have been discharged from a hospital for treatment of acute burn injury. Opioids and Your Health explains how opioids can affect one's health after a spinal cord injury, including what to watch out for when taking opioids. Both factsheets are available in English and Spanish. These factsheets were developed in partnership with researchers from the NIDILRR-funded Burn and SCI Model System Centers.
 
News items: 
NIDILRR-Funded Study Receives Most-Cited Research Award
An article from the NIDILRR-funded National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (90DP0083) received the Most Cited Original Research Award from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (APMR). This award recognizes the original research paper published in APMR in the previous five years that has received the most citations in its lifetime. The paper, Changing demographics and injury profile of new traumatic spinal cord injuries in the United States, 1972–2014, appeared in the October 2016 issue and has been cited more than 70 times. The abstract is available free online.
 
Grantee event: 
Webinar: ADA Anniversary Update
The NIDILRR-funded Great Lakes ADA Regional Center (90DP0091), in collaboration with the NIDILRR-funded ADA National Network (90DP0086), will host a webinar, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Anniversary Update, July 20th, 2-3:30 pm ET. Representatives from the US Equal Opportunity Commission and the US Department of Justice will provide an update on their litigation, technical assistance, and enforcement efforts. Participants will have an opportunity to pose questions to the presenters regarding issues in their own workplace or community. Registration is free and required by July 19th.
 
Webcast: Social Media for Knowledge Translation, Accessibility, and Inclusive Design
The NIDILRR-funded Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) (90DPKT0001) will host a webcast, Social Media for KT, Accessibility, and Inclusive Design: A Conversation with Sina Bahram, July 20th, 3-4 pm ET. Sina Bahram of Prime Access Consulting will provide insight and guidance on applying inclusive design principles to the use of social media for research and knowledge translation in disability-friendly ways. Registration is free and required.
 
Webinar: Challenges and Opportunities – Lessons Learned from ADA Coordinators Working Within Diverse Healthcare Organizations
The NIDILRR-funded Pacific ADA Regional Center (90DP0081) will host a webinar, Challenges and Opportunities: Lessons Learned from ADA Coordinators Working Within Diverse Healthcare Organizations, July 22nd, 2:30-4 pm ET. Presenters will discuss findings from interviews with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinators who represent 20 healthcare systems across the country. Findings relate to job titles and duties of ADA coordinators, types of initiatives they lead, how they collaborate with groups within and outside their organizations, their budgetary supports and constraints, and ongoing challenges they experience. Registration is free and required.
 
Participate: 
RERC TechSAge Seeks Older Adults with Mobility Challenges for Online, Seated Tai Chi Class
The NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities (TechSAge RERC II) (90REGE0006) seeks participants for a clinical trial for Tele Tai Chi (PDF), an 8-week virtual seated Tai Chi program for older adults with long-term mobility disabilities. The program consists of two online classes per week on Zoom, questionnaires, and an interview. Participants must be between the ages of 60-80, have mobility challenges for at least 10 years, and have access to a computer or tablet with a webcam and internet access. Participants will be compensated $60 for their time. For more information, contact Elena Remillard, study coordinator, at elena.remillard@design.gatech.edu.
 
Elsewhere in the Community: 
NIST Seeks Comments on Increasing Access to Voting
The National Institute on Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public input on removing barriers to voting for people with disabilities. NIST has requested information in many areas including concerns related to the right to vote privately and independently; effective strategies, techniques, and technology for addressing barriers throughout the voting process; barriers to getting useful information about voting and ballots; and what has had the most impact on enabling people with disabilities to vote privately and independently. Comments must be submitted by July 16th and will inform NIST's recommendations on overcoming these barriers.
 
Archive link: 
http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=654309&f=1190&s=26993&m=923798&t=635cba0a9267f719dd304fcd1ae764b160681b0bc4432192fe4b80b0dffecb7c