Relationship Between Hispanic Nativity, Residential Environment, and Productive Activity Among Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: A TBI Model Systems Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the influence of nativity and residential characteristics on productive activity among Hispanics at 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Setting

Acute rehabilitation facilities and community follow-up.

Participants

A total of 706 Hispanic individuals in the TBI Model Systems National Database.

Design

Secondary data analysis from a multicenter longitudinal cohort study.

Main measures

Nativity (foreign born or US native), productive activity derived from interview questions regarding employment status, and other demographic information. Census data were extracted by zip code to represent residential characteristics of aggregate household income and proportion of foreign language speakers (FLS).

Results

Among foreign-born i

SUBMITTER: Lequerica AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10165875 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan/Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature