Inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge destination among younger adults with traumatic brain injury: differences by race and ethnicity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

: To determine the association of race and ethnicity with discharge destination among patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) receiving inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) care.

Design

Secondary analysis using Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation data.

Methods

: Patients (N = 99,614) diagnosed with TBI, age 18-64, admitted for IRF care between 2002 and 2018. Logistic regression was used to analyze data.

Outcome

: Discharge destination (home/community vs. subacute settings).

Results

: Most younger adults (age 18-64) with TBI were discharged home (89.24%) after IRF care vs. subacute (10.76%). Of those discharged home, 63.16% were white, 10.42% Black, 8.94% Hispanic/Latino, and 6.72% other races/ethnicities. After adjusting

SUBMITTER: Oyesanya TO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8122065 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature