Influence of Sociodemographic, Premorbid, and Injury-Related Factors on Post-Concussion Symptoms after Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT: Post-concussion symptoms (PCS) are often reported as consequences of mild and moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI), but these symptoms are not well documented in severe TBI. There is a lack of agreement as to which factors and covariates affect the occurrence, frequency, and intensity of PCS among TBI severity groups. The present study therefore aims to examine the association between sociodemographic, premorbid, and injury-related factors and PCS. A total of 1391 individuals (65% male) from the CENTER-TBI study were included in the analyses. The occurrence, frequency (number of PCS), and intensity (severity) of PCS were assessed using the Rivermead Post-concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ) at six months after TBI. To examine the association between selected factors (age, sex, living s

SUBMITTER: Zeldovich M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7356324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature