Evaluating the Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Relationships Predicting Suicidal Ideation Following Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Characterize relationships among substance misuse, depression, employment, and suicidal ideation (SI) following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Inpatient rehabilitation centers with telephone follow-up; level I/II trauma centers in the United States.

Participants

Individuals with moderate to severe TBI with data in both the National Trauma Data Bank and the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database, aged 18 to 59 years, with SI data at year 1 or year 2 postinjury (N = 1377).

Main outcome measure

Primary outcome of SI, with secondary employment, substance misuse, and depression outcomes at years 1 and 2 postinjury.

Results

Cross-lagged structural equation modeling anal

SUBMITTER: Awan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10280901 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature