Early Predictors of Employment Status One Year Post Injury in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury in Europe.

ABSTRACT: Sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) often affects the individual's ability to work, reducing employment rates post-injury across all severities of TBI. The objective of this multi-country study was to assess the most relevant early predictors of employment status in individuals after TBI at one-year post-injury in European countries. Using a prospective longitudinal non-randomized observational cohort (The Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in TBI (CENTER-TBI) project), data was collected between December 2014-2019 from 63 trauma centers in 18 European countries. The 1015 individuals who took part in this study were potential labor market participants, admitted to a hospital and enrolled within 24 h of injury with a clinical TBI diagnosis and indication for a c

SUBMITTER: Arango-Lasprilla JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7355447 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature