The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Nov 2012
Multicenter StudyLife expectancy following rehabilitation: a NIDRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems study.
To characterize overall and cause-specific mortality and life expectancy among persons who have completed inpatient traumatic brain injury rehabilitation and to assess risk factors for mortality. ⋯ There is an increased risk of death after moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. Risk factors and causes of death have been identified that may be amenable to intervention.
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Nov 2012
Extension of the representativeness of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database: 2001 to 2010.
To extend the representativeness of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database (TBIMS-NDB) for individuals 16 years and older, admitted for acute, inpatient rehabilitation in the United States with a primary diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) analyses completed by Corrigan and colleagues by comparing this data set to national data for patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation with identical inclusion criteria that included 3 additional years of data and 2 new demographic variables. ⋯ These results reconfirm that the TBIMS-NDB is largely representative of patients with TBI receiving inpatient rehabilitation in the United States. Differences between the 2 data sets were found to be stable across the 3 additional years of data, and new differences were limited to those involving newly introduced variables. To use these data for population-based research, it is strongly recommended that statistical adjustment be conducted to account for the lower percentage of patients older than 65 years, inpatient rehabilitation stays less than 10 days, and preinjury vocational status in the TBIMS-NDB.
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Nov 2012
Representativeness of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database.
To determine whether the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database (TBIMS-NDB) is representative of individuals aged 16 years and older admitted for acute, inpatient rehabilitation in the United States with a primary diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ These results provide substantial empirical evidence that the TBIMS-NDB is representative of patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation for TBI in the United States. Researchers utilizing the TBIMS-NDB may want to adjust statistically for the lower percentage of patients older than 65 years or those with stays less than 10 days.
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Nov 2012
Mortality after surviving traumatic brain injury: risks based on age groups.
To assess mortality, life expectancy, risk factors, and causes of death by age groups among persons who received inpatient traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation. ⋯ Risk factors and causes of death varied considerably by age group for individuals with moderate-severe TBI who were receiving acute care rehabilitation. Moderate-severe TBI is a chronic health condition.
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Nov 2012
Predictors of long-term sibling behavioral outcome and self-esteem following pediatric traumatic brain injury.
To determine predictors of self-esteem and behavioral outcome among siblings of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ Educating uninjured siblings about TBI and raising awareness of their needs in members of their social support network may be important in facilitating sibling behavioral outcome.