In-depth assessment of quality of life and real life impact of mild traumatic brain injury in elderly by means of a focus group study.

ABSTRACT: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in the elderly population leads to more severe consequences than in young patients. However, the impact that TBI has on elderly patients' Quality of Life (QoL) has not been thoroughly investigated and is still unclear. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to qualitatively investigate changes in QoL after mild TBI in elderly patients. A focus group interview was conducted with 6 mild TBI patients, with a median age of 74 years old, admitted to the University Hospitals Leuven (UZ Leuven) between 2016 and 2022. The data analysis was performed following the guide provided by Dierckx de Casterlé et al. in 2012, using Nvivo software. Three themes emerged from the analysis: functional disturbances and symptoms, daily life after TBI, and life quality, feeling

SUBMITTER: Gavrila Laic RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10293298 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature