Does Minority Status Matter? BrainLine

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  Dr. Arango-Lasprilla is currently a research assistant professor in the Department of PM&R at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Arango-Lasprilla is also the cultural competency coordinator for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research's (NIDRR) Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems and co-director for the NIDRR-funded Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program. This is BrainLine's exclusive interview with Dr. Arango-Lasprilla recorded on June 5th, 2008. Transcript of the video here.
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A brief summary of current research.

Traumatic brain injury and functional outcomes: Does minority status matter?

Arango-Lasprilla, J, Rosenthal, M, DeLuca J, Komaroff E, Sherer M, Cifu DX, Hanks, R. 2007. Brain Inj, 21(7):701-708.

In this study, minority survivors had significantly worse long-term functional outcomes when compared to white survivors after rehabilitation. The authors of this study recommend that rehabilitation professionals consider the reasons for poorer results and work to improve the quality of life of minorities with TBI.

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