Disability in young people and adults one year after head injury: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the frequency of disability in young people and adults admitted to hospital with a head injury and to estimate the annual incidence in the community.

Design

Prospective, hospital based cohort study, with one year follow up of sample stratified by coma score.

Setting

Five acute hospitals in Glasgow.

Subjects

2962 patients (aged 14 years or more) with head injury; 549 (71%) of the 769 patients selected for follow up participated.

Main outcome measures

Glasgow outcome scale and problem orientated questionnaire.

Results

Survival with moderate or severe disability was common after mild head injury (47%, 95% confidence interval 42% to 52%) and similar to that after moderate (45%, 35% to 56%) or severe injury (48%, 36% to 60%). By

SUBMITTER: Thornhill S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC27407 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature