• J Pediatr Rehabil Med · May 2016

    Functional outcomes during inpatient rehabilitation for American Indian and Alaska Native children with traumatic brain injury.

    • Molly M Fuentes, Nathalia Jimenez, Susan D Apkon, and Frederick P Rivara.
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
    • J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2016 May 31; 9 (2): 133-41.

    PurposeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people have the highest traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related mortality in the United States, but little is known about AI/AN children who survive traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study compares function and factors associated with discharge function between AI/AN and White children with TBI during inpatient rehabilitation.MethodsRetrospective national cohort study of 114 AI/AN and 7,267 White children aged 6 months-18 years who received inpatient TBI rehabilitation between 2002-2012 at facilities utilizing the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation\scriptsize®. The outcome measure was developmental functional quotients (DFQ is the FIM\scriptsize® or WeeFIM\scriptsize® score divided by age norms x 100) at discharge.ResultsAI/AN race was not associated with motor (regression coefficient (β) 0.18, 95% confidence interval (CI) -2.39, 2.76) or cognitive (β -1.54, 95% CI -3.75, 0.67) function. Among a subgroup with loss of consciousness > 24 hours (AI/AN n= 13, White n= 643), AI/AN race was associated with lower motor DFQ (β -12.83, 95% CI -25.39, -0.34).ConclusionsOverall, AI/AN race was not associated with inpatient rehabilitation function for children with TBI, but providers should not assume AI/ANs with more severe injuries have equitable outcomes.

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