Labour market attachment after mild traumatic brain injury: nationwide cohort study with 5-year register follow-up in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sickness absence after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is frequent due to postconcussive symptoms. We examined labour market attachment following mTBI up to 5 years postinjury.

Design and setting

Nationwide cohort study with register follow-up.

Participants

Patients between 18 and 60 years with mTBI (International Classification of Diseases, version 10 diagnosis S06.0) were extracted from the Danish National Patient Register (n=19 732). Controls were matched on sex, age and municipality (n=18 640). Patients with spinal cord and column injuries, traumatic brain injury and concussions 5 years preinjury or as secondary diagnosis to the concussion in the inclusion period were excluded.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Data were extracted from th

SUBMITTER: Graff HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500196 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature