Discrepancy between disability and reported well-being after traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following traumatic brain injury (TBI), the clinical focus is often on disability. However, patients' perceptions of well-being can be discordant with their disability level, referred to as the 'disability paradox'. We aimed to examine the relationship between disability and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following TBI, while taking variation in personal, injury-related and environment factors into account.

Methods

We used data from the Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury study. Disability was assessed 6 months post-injury by the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE). HRQoL was assessed by the SF-12v2 physical and mental component summary scores and the Quality of Life after Traumatic Brain Injury overall sca

SUBMITTER: Retel Helmrich IRA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9279746 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature