Access to Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for Traumatic Brain Injury: A National Longitudinal Cohort Study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rehabilitation is suggested to improve outcomes following traumatic brain injury (TBI), however, the extent of access to rehabilitation among TBI patients remains unclear.

Objective

To examine the level of access to rehabilitation after TBI, and its association with health and sociodemographic factors.

Method

We conducted a longitudinal cohort study using Swedish nationwide healthcare and sociodemographic registers. We identified 15 880 TBI patients ≥18 years hospitalized ≥3 days from 2008 to 2012 who were stratified into 3 severity groups; grade I (n = 1366; most severe), grade II (n = 5228), and grade III (n = 9268; least severe). We examined registered contacts with specialized rehabilitation or geriatric care (for patients ≥65 years) during the hospital

SUBMITTER: Klang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature