The Longitudinal Effects of Comorbid Health Burden on Functional Outcomes for Adults With Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the impact of physical, mental, and total health condition burden on functional outcome and life satisfaction up to 10 years after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Setting

Six TBI Model Systems centers.

Participants

Three hundred ninety-three participants in the TBI Model Systems National Database.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Main measures

Self-reported physical and mental health conditions at 10 years postinjury. Functional Independence Measure Motor and Cognitive subscales and the Satisfaction With Life Scale measured at 1, 2, 5, and 10 years.

Results

In 10-year longitudinal individual growth curve models adjusted for covariates and inverse probability weighted to account for selection bias, greater p

SUBMITTER: Kumar RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7335323 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul/Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature