Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR)

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) has gained widespread recognition for its research in outcome studies related to measuring the impact of medical rehabilitation over the long term in patients with disabilities. The importance placed on outcome studies in medical rehabilitation has grown dramatically in recent years as clinicians and researchers have been required to find cost-effective means of providing patient care. At RIC, the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) is responsible for conducting outcomes research.

CROR and Collaborators Awarded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) Grant by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) 

CROR and collaborators from Northwestern University, Kessler Foundation Research Center, Washington University, University of Illinois-Chicago, and University of Washington have been awarded the RRTC on Improving Measurement of Medical Rehabilitation Outcomes.  Read more about this exciting collaboration.

CROR Outcomes Summer Newsletter 2010

Read the Summer 2010 issue of CROR Outcomes here.

Inside: In this issue, we describe a project underway to develop measures of environmental factors that may shape participation for people with spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or stroke. This issue also profiles our collaborator, Dr. Carolyn Baum, and her career in measurement.  We also describe an upcoming symposium, “Enhancing Outcome Measurement in Rehabilitation Settings” in Montréal on October 20, 2010.