Neurotrauma clinicians' perspectives on the contextual challenges associated with traumatic brain injury follow up in low-income and middle-income countries: A reflexive thematic analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major global health issue, but low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face the greatest burden. Significant differences in neurotrauma outcomes are recognised between LMICs and high-income countries. However, outcome data is not consistently nor reliably recorded in either setting, thus the true burden of TBI cannot be accurately quantified.

Objective

To explore the specific contextual challenges of, and possible solutions to improve, long-term follow-up following TBI in low-resource settings.

Methods

A cross-sectional, pragmatic qualitative study, that considered knowledge subjective and reality multiple (i.e. situated within the naturalistic paradigm). Data collection utilised semi-structured interviews, by videoconfere

SUBMITTER: Smith BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9484678 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature