Racial and Ethnic Differences in Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes From 2009 to 2023: Protocol for a Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2009, Gary and colleagues reviewed prior research examining racial and ethnic differences in outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Over the past 15 years, advances in research and changes in the demographic composition of the United States warrant a comprehensive understanding of racial and ethnic disparities after TBI.

Objective

A systematic review will be conducted to examine racial and ethnic differences in TBI outcomes from 2009 to 2023.

Methods

Preliminary searches and study screening processes will identify relevant English-language articles published from January 2009 to December 2023 using the CINAHL, Gale OneFile, PsycINFO (Ovid), and PubMed electronic databases. Relevant articles will include quantitative or mixed method approaches, invo

SUBMITTER: Pappadis MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487201 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature