Interactive eBooks in educating patients and their families about head injury regardless of age.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a common and debilitating injury that is particularly prevalent in patients over 60. Given the influence of head injury on dementia (and vice versa), and the increased likelihood of ground-level falls, elderly patients are vulnerable to TBI. Educational interventions can increase knowledge and influence preventative activity to decrease the likelihood of further TBI. We sought to determine the efficacy of interactive tablet-based educational interventions in elderly patients on self-reported knowledge.

Patients and methods

Patients and family members, ages 20-90, presenting to a NeuroTrauma clinic completed a pre-survey to assess baseline TBI or concussion knowledge, depending on their diagnosis. Participants then received an intera

SUBMITTER: Sahyouni R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5482235 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature