Differential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Care Utilization Disruption for Community-Dwelling Individuals With and Without Acquired Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To delineate health care disruption for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) during the peak of the pandemic and to understand the impact of health care disruption on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

General community.

Participants

Volunteer sample of adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI; n=33), adults with stroke (n=66), and adults without TBI or stroke (n=108) with access to the internet and personal technology (N=207).

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Not applicable.

Results

Participants with TBI and stroke reported high rates of disruption in care specific to their diagnosis (53%-54.5%), while participants across all groups reported disruption for majo

SUBMITTER: Kim GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8677629 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature