Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI)

MPAI was designed:

1.     To assist in the clinical evaluation of people during the postacute (posthospital) period following acquired brain injury (ABI),

1.     To assist in the evaluation of rehabilitation programs designed to serve these people, and

2.     To better understand the long-term outcomes of ABI.

Evaluation and rating of each of the areas designated by MPAI items assures that the most frequent and important sequelae of ABI are considered for rehabilitation planning or other clinical interventions. MPAI items represent the range of physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social problems that people may encounter after ABI. MPAI items also provide an assessment of major obstacles to community integration which may result directly from ABI as well as problems in the social and physical environment. Periodic re-evaluation with MPAI during postacute rehabilitation or other intervention provides documentation of progress and of the efficacy and appropriateness of the intervention. Research that examines the responses to the MPAI by individuals with longstanding ABI and by their caregivers and close acquaintances helps to answer questions about the future of those who are newly injured, and their long-term medical, social and economic needs.

Select the appropriate response for each patient. All items are required, except questions 7A and 7B; the user is only able to answer one of those questions.

Select [Save Draft] to save the information entered even if it is incomplete or in the event the user wishes to review the data again prior to completing the note.

When all information is entered and verified, select [Save and Prepare Note] to preview the note.

The application reformats the information entered into the questionnaire and displays the resulting report. The instructions on the screen suggest the user review the newly formatted content.

Click [Cancel] if you want to return to CPRS.

If the user wants to make changes to the material, the user should click [Cancel] button and re-enter the answers. If the content is correct, the user clicks the [Submit Note] button.

Be aware that once the note is submitted, it is no longer editable within the TBI Instruments application and any updates will have to be made within CPRS.

The clinician must sign the note in CPRS.