Psychotropic Medication Use During Inpatient Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe psychotropic medication administration patterns during inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their relation to patient preinjury and injury characteristics.

Design

Prospective observational cohort.

Setting

Multiple acute inpatient rehabilitation units or hospitals.

Participants

Individuals with TBI (N=2130; complicated mild, moderate, or severe) admitted for inpatient rehabilitation.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Not applicable.

Results

Most frequently administered were narcotic analgesics (72% of sample), followed by antidepressants (67%), anticonvulsants (47%), anxiolytics (33%), hypnotics (30%), stimulants (28%), antipsychotics (25%), antiparkinson agents (25%), and misc

SUBMITTER: Hammond FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4516906 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature