A systematic review protocol for measuring comorbidity in inpatient rehabilitation for non-traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comorbidity can affect health-care utilization and outcomes, and the results and interpretation of risk adjustment studies that attempt to predict rehabilitation utilization and outcomes are influenced by the choice of comorbidity measurement. Although the identification of an appropriate measurement has been conducted in some populations and outcomes, this information is currently lacking for the non-traumatic brain injury (nTBI) population in inpatient rehabilitation settings. As such, this is a systematic review protocol to survey the methods used to measure comorbidities in the rehabilitation setting for patients with nTBI.

Methods/design

MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, Embase, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PsycINFO, and Health and Psychosocial Ins

SUBMITTER: Khuu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4328947 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature