Functional motor improvement during inpatient rehabilitation among older adults with traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults comprise an increasingly large proportion of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) receiving care in inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF). However, high rates of comorbidities and evidence of declining preinjury health among older adults who sustain TBI raise questions about their ability to benefit from IRF care.

Objectives

To describe the proportion of older adults with TBI who exhibited minimal detectable change (MDC) and a minimally clinically important difference (MCID) in motor function from IRF admission to discharge; and to identify characteristics associated with clinically meaningful improvement in motor function and better discharge functional status.

Design

This retrospective cohort study used Medicare administrative data

SUBMITTER: Evans E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8606011 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature