Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, PhD, OTR

Russell Shearn Moody Distinguished Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation
Professor & Director, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences
Director, Center for Rehabilitation Sciences
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Research Education (SHP)

Contact:

301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1137
Phone: (409) 747-1637
Fax: (409) 747-1638
Email: kottenba@utmb.edu

Research Areas

Functional assessment, outcomes measures, stroke, disability

Education

Funding (as Principal Investigator)

Select Publications (last 2 years, from over 230)

Chang, P-F., Ostir, G.V., Kuo, Y-F., Granger, C.V., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Ethnic differences in discharge destination among older patients with traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89, 231-236.

Nguyen-Oghalai, T.U., Kuo, Y.F., Zhang, D.D., Graham, J.E., Goodwin, J.S., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Discharge setting for patients with hip fracture: Trends from 2001 to 2005. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, 1063-1068.

Ottenbacher, K.J., Campbell, J., Kuo, Y.F., Ostir, G.V., Deutsch, A., Granger, C.V. (2008). Racial and ethnic differences in post-acute rehabilitation outcomes following stroke in the U.S. Stroke, 39, 1514-1519.

Graham, J.E., Ostir, G.V., Kuo, Y.F., Fisher, S.R., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Review of the relationship between test methodology and mean velocity in timed walk tests. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89, 865-872.

Graham, J.E., Ostir, G.V., Fisher, S.R., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Assessing walking speed in clinical research: A systematic review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 14, 552-562.

Ostir, G.V. Berges, I.M., Ottenbacher, M.E., Clow, A., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Associations between positive emotion and recovery of functional status following stroke. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70, 404-409.

Ostir, G.V. Berges, I-M, Ottenbacher, M.E., Graham, J.E., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Positive emotion following stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 40, 477-481.

Berges, I.M., Kuo, Y.F., Ostir, G.V., Granger, C.V., Graham, J.E., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Gender and ethnic differences in rehabilitation outcomes after hip-replacement surgery. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 87, 567-572.

Reyes-Ortiz, C.A., Velez, L.F., Camacho, M.E., Ottenbacher, K.J., Markides, K.S. (2008). Health insurance and cervical cancer screening among older women in Latin America and Caribbean cities. International Journal of Epidemiology, 37, 870-878.

Graham, J.E., Chang, P.J., Berges, I.M., Granger, C.V., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Race/ethnicity and outcomes following inpatient rehabilitation for hip fracture. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 63A, 860-866.

Samper-Ternent, R., Al Snih, S., Raji, M.A., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Relationship between frailty and cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56(10), 1845-1852.

Nguyen-Oghalai TU, Wu H, McNearney TA, Granger CV, Ottenbacher KJ. (2008) Functional outcome after stroke in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care and Research 59(7), 984-988.

Deutsch, A., Granger, C.V., Russell, C., Heinemann, A.W., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2008). Apparent changes in IRF outcomes due to a change in the definition of program interruption. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89, 2274-2277.

Temple, R.O., Zgaljardic, D.J., Abreu, B.C., Seale, G.S., Ostir, G.V., Ottenbacher, K.J (2009). Ecological validity of the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery Screening Module in post-acute brain injury rehabilitation. Brain Injury, 23:1, 45-50.

Ottenbacher, K.J., Graham, J.E., Al Snih, S., Raji, M.A., Mukaila, R., Samper-Ternent, R., Ostir, G.V., Markides, K.S. (2009). Mexican Americans and Frailty: Findings from the Hispanic Established Populations Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly. American Journal of Public Health, 99(4), 673-678.

Nguyen-Oghalai, T.U, Ottenbacher, K.J., Kuo, Y-F., Wu, H., Grecula, M., Eschbach, K., Goodwin, J.S. (2009). Minorities and Outpatient Rehabilitative Care after Hip Fracture Hospitalization. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90:4, 560-563.

Weaver, G.D., Kuo, Y.F., Raji, M.A., Al Snih, S., Ray, L., Torres, E., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2009) Pain and disability in Mexican American older adults.  Journal of the Geriatrics Society. 57(6), 992-999.

Reistetter,  T., Abreu,  B.C., Bear-Lehman, J., Ottenbacher, K.J.,(2009). Unilateral and bilateral upper extremity weight-bearing effect on upper extremity impairment and functional performance after brain injury. Occupational Therapy International, 16(3), 218-231.

Graham, J.E., Ripsin, C.M., Deutsch, A, Kuo, Y.F., Markelo, S., Granger, C.V., & Ottenbacher, K.J. (2009) Relationship between diabetes codes that affect Medicare reimbursement (tier comorbidities) and outcomes in stroke rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.90(7), 1110-1116.

Masel, M.C., Graham, J.E., Reistetter, T.A., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J.. (2009) Frailty and health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans. Health Quality of Life Outcomes, 7(1), 70.

Graham J.E., Reistetter T.A., Mallinson T.R., Ottenbacher K.J. (2009). Confidence levels can broaden the application of clinical research findings and promote evidence-based practice, Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 29(3), 99-104.

Granger, C.V., Markello, S., Graham, J.E., Deutsch, A., Reistetter, T.A., Ottenbacher, K.J.  (2009) The Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation report of patients with traumatic brain injury discharged from rehabilitation programs in 2000 through 2007. American Journal of Physical Medicin e and Rehabilitation. 88(12), 961-972.

Graham J.E., Al Snih S., Berges, I., Ray L.A., Markides K.S., Ottenbacher K.J. (2009). Frailty and 10-year mortality risk in community-living Mexican American older adults. Gerontology. 55(6), 644-651.

Berges, I.M., Graham, J.E., Ostir, G.V., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J (2009). Sex differences in mortality among frail Mexican Americans. Journal of Women's Health, 18(10), 1647-1651.

Al Snih S., Graham J.S., Samper-Ternent R., Ray L.A., Markides K.S., Ottenbacher K.J. (2009). Frailty and incidence of ADL disability. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 41(11), 892-897.

Fisher, S.R., Ottenbacher, K.J., Goodwin, J.S., Ostir, G.V. (2009). Chair rise ability and length of stay in hospitalized older adults. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 57(10), 1938-1940.

Fisher, S., Ottenbacher, K.J., Goodwin, J.S., Graham, J.E., Ostir, G.V. (2009). Short physical performance battery in hospitalized older adults.Aging Clinical Experimental Research, 21(6), 445-452.

Seale, G.S., Berges, I.M., Ottenbacher, J.K., Ostir, G.V. (2010). Change in positive emotion and recovery of functional status following stroke. Rehabilitation Psychology, 55, 33-39.

Granger, C.V., Markello, S.J., Graham, J.E., Deutsch, A., Reistetter, T.A., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2010). The Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation: Report of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Discharged from Rehabilitation Programs in 2000-2007. American Journal of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation, 89(4), 265-278.

Nguyen-Oghalai TU, Kuo, Y.F,, Wu, H., Shokar, N.K., Grecula, M., Tincher, S., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2010). The impact of race/ethnicity on preoperative time to hip stabilization procedure after hip fracture. Southern Medical Association, 103(5), 414-418.

Al Snih, S., Graham, J.E., Kuo, Y.F., Goodwin, J.S., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2010). Obesity and Disability: Relationship among older adults living in Latin America, the Caribbean.American Journal of Epidemiology 1282–1288

Reistetter, T.R., Graham, J.E., Granger, C.V., Markello, S., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2010) Utility of functional status for classifying community versus institutional discharges following inpatient rehabilitation for stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 91(3), 345-350.

Masel, M.C., Graham, J.E., Reistetter, T., Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press). Frailty and health related quality of life.  Findings from the Hispanic IEPES.  Journal of Gerontology Medical Sciences.

Amonette, W.E., English, K.L., Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press). Nullius in verba: A call for evidence based practice in the teaching and practice of exercise science. Sports Medicine.

Matallana, D., de Santacruz, C., Cano, C., Reyes, P., Samper-Ternent, R., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J., Reyes-Ortiz, C.A. (in press). The relationship between education level and Mini Mental State Examination domains among older Mexican Americans. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Neurology.

Raji, M.A., Al Snih, S., Ostir, G.V., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press). Cognitive Status and future risk of frailty in older Mexican Americans, Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical Sciences and Medical Sciences