-
Rachel V. Aaron, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Interests: Co-occuring mental and physical health symptoms, Development and maintenance of chronic pain, Psychosocial interventions for chronic pain, The role of emotional factors in pain and illness
-
Renan Carlos Castillo, PhD
Research Interests: cognitive behavioral therapy, pain, self management interventions, structural equation modeling, Trauma outcomes
-
Megan Hosey Mastalerz, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Interests: Adaptation to Inpatient Hospitalization, Anxiety Management in Hospitalized Patients, Critical Illness Survivorship
-
Stephen T. Wegener, PhD
- 物理医学与康复学系教师发展与事务副主席
- Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Interests: Improving outcomes following injury, Pain, Prevention of disability, Psychology, Rehabilitation, Self-management
我们的研究小组专注于有可能改善功能和生活质量的项目，并减少受伤或疾病后的残疾. These projects include research on cognitive, behavioral, 影响损伤后预后的心理和卫生保健系统因素.
我们与约翰霍普金斯大学布隆伯格公共卫生学院卫生政策和管理系以及重大肢体创伤研究联盟的合作伙伴密切合作, as well as the departments of orthopaedics, psychiatry, 以及约翰霍普金斯大学医学院的麻醉学和重症监护医学.
On this page:
Team | Projects | Contact Us
我们努力改善截肢等事件后的功能和生活质量, chronic disease, chronic pain, musculoskeletal injury and orthopaedic injury. 我们的团队对开发评估和治疗方法特别感兴趣，这些方法:
Build resilience and self-management skills
使用风险分层来匹配患者的适当治疗
Increase patient engagement
Our Team
Patti Ephraim, MPH
Research Associate, Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Tricia Kirkhart
Program Coordinator
约翰霍普金斯大学物理医学和康复系
LaPricia Lewis Boyér
Program Coordinator
约翰霍普金斯大学物理医学和康复系以及普通内科学部
We are pleased to be working in collaboration with the Amputee Coalition, Phoenix Society for burn survivors and METRC - Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium.
-
Principal Investigator: Stephen T. Wegener, Ph.D.
Funding Source: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, NIDILRR – Field Initiated Program, Grant #90IF0068
Study Information:负责烧伤疼痛是一个互动项目，旨在帮助管理烧伤后的疼痛. 它被设计用于治疗，以帮助减轻疼痛和改善功能.
在美国，烧伤是造成伤害和死亡的第四大原因.S. Despite the best efforts of burn care professionals, burns frequently result in acute and chronic pain, poor functional outcomes, 严重的心理困扰和对生活和工作的参与受损. 由于缺乏当地资源，烧伤患者获得全面疼痛护理的机会有限, as well as financial constraints and mobility issues.
灼痛不是一个简单的问题:它会影响身体、精神和活动. Pain complicates recovery and can make life difficult. This is where Take Charge comes in. In this program, 参与者在电脑上完成一系列课程，并在医疗团队的帮助下制定疼痛管理计划. Take Charge认识到参与者在康复过程中扮演着重要的角色. Participants, working with health care providers, can do a lot to decrease pain, increase activity and improve quality of life. Take Charge使用了经过科学证明可以减轻疼痛和增加活动水平的技术.
Recruitment and Participation Information: 本研究旨在招募在入组前至少6个月经历过烧伤的个体. 你必须年满18岁，可以通过台式机或笔记本电脑上网. Participation involves:
- 完成一份关于你的疼痛、身体机能和身体状况的在线评估
- 在Take Charge of Burn Pain网站上完成7个25分钟的在线课程
- 在完成课程两个月和五个月后重复在线评估
For more information about the study, please go to takechargeofburnpain.org or contact Tricia Kirkhart.
-
Principal Investigator: Stephen T. Wegener, Ph.D.
Funding Source: Amputee Coalition
Study Information: Each year, an estimated 185,000名美国人接受了下肢或上肢截肢，另外还有1000人接受了截肢手术,000 children are born with a limb deficiency. 根据全国健康访谈调查的估计，大约有1.2 million Americans are living with a limb loss. In the United States, 肢体丧失已被认为是一个重大的公共卫生问题，并制定了减轻疾病负担的战略.
PALS在线是一个互动项目，旨在帮助管理肢体丧失后的生活. It can help participants:
- 探索他们的生活改变的方式，以及他们如何继续前进
- 控制他们的情况，在恢复过程中变得更加积极
- Understand where they are on the road to recovery
- Figure out what they want to achieve
- Develop the skills to get there
康复是具有挑战性的，并且很难应对肢体丧失带来的挑战. PALS Online认识到参与者在康复过程中扮演着最重要的角色. 它使用的策略和技巧已经被科学证明，以增加自信和权力的感觉.
Recruitment and Participation Information: 这项研究旨在招募18岁以上可以上网的肢体丧失者. Participation involves:
- 完成一份关于你的疼痛、身体机能和身体状况的在线评估
- 在PALS在线网站上完成8节25分钟的在线课程
- 完成课程后完成第二次在线评估
For more information about the study, please go to palsamputeelifeskills.org or contact Tricia Kirkhart.
-
Site Principal Investigator: Stephen T. Wegener, Ph.D.
Study Information: The TARGET Project 质量改善倡议是否旨在通过寻找防止背痛变成慢性的方法来帮助急性腰痛患者. 物理医学和康复系以及约翰霍普金斯大学的社区医生正在与匹兹堡大学合作.