Healthcare utilization for inpatient rehabilitation among people with traumatic brain injury before the introduction of the specialized rehabilitation hospital system: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In this study, we aimed to examine the use of inpatient rehabilitation services among individuals who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2017, before the establishment of the specialized rehabilitation hospital system.

Methods

We analyzed healthcare resource utilization among patients hospitalized with TBI at acute care hospitals in 2017. Data were obtained from the National Health Insurance Service-Nationwide Health Insurance Database of South Korea. For patients who received inpatient rehabilitation, the length of stay (LOS) over the 2 years following their initial hospital admission was analyzed. Negative binomial regression was used to identify factors influencing LOS.

Results

Patients who received inpatient rehabilitation were hospitalized

SUBMITTER: Bae SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12678134 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature