Predictors of Functional School Outcome in Children With Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Among the variety of domains that may be impacted after pediatric acquired brain injury (pABI) are functional school outcomes. The purpose of this study was to identify demographic, medical, and psychological factors associated with impairments in functional school outcomes, defined as school absence, need of educational and psychological services, quality of life (QoL) in the school setting, and academic performance in children with pABI, with a specific emphasis on the significance of fatigue.

Materials and method

We used baseline data from a randomized controlled trial. The sample consisted of seventy-six children aged 10 to 17 (M = 13 yrs) with pABI in the chronic phase (>1 year). All completed assessments of school-related QoL, academic performance, glo

SUBMITTER: Stubberud J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9047759 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature