Characterizing Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Association with Losing Stable Housing in a Community-based Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is increasingly recognized as a common and impactful health determinant in homeless and precariously housed populations. We sought to describe the history of TBI in a precariously housed sample and evaluate how TBI was associated with the initial loss and lifetime duration of homelessness and precarious housing.

Method

We characterized the prevalence, mechanisms, and sex difference of lifetime TBI in a precariously housed sample. We also examined the impact of TBI severity and timing on becoming and staying homeless or precariously housed; 285 precariously housed participants completed the Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire in addition to other health assessments.

Results

A history of TBI was reported in 82.1% of the sample, wi

SUBMITTER: Stubbs JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8935598 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature