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Observational studyArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2015

Effects of Patient Preinjury and Injury Characteristics on Acute Rehabilitation Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury.

John D Corrigan, Susan D Horn, Ryan S Barrett, Randall J Smout, Jennifer Bogner, Flora M Hammond, Murray E Brandstater, Sarah Majercik

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Observational study in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

John D CorriganDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Electronic address: corrigan.1@osu.edu.
Susan D HornInstitute for Clinical Outcomes Research, International Severity Information Systems, Salt Lake City, UT.
Ryan S BarrettInstitute for Clinical Outcomes Research, International Severity Information Systems, Salt Lake City, UT.
Randall J SmoutInstitute for Clinical Outcomes Research, International Severity Information Systems, Salt Lake City, UT.
Jennifer BognerDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Flora M HammondCarolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Murray E BrandstaterLoma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA.
Sarah MajercikDivision of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT.

Funding

Improving Outcomes in Acute Rehabilitation for TBIR01HD050439 · NICHD · INTERNATIONAL SEVERITY INFO SYSTEMS,INC. · PI HORN, SUSAN D · 2007 to 2011
$3.3M
NICHD NIH HHS 1R01HD050439-01NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD050439
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine associations of patient and injury characteristics with outcomes at inpatient rehabilitation discharge and 9 months postdischarge for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

designProspective, longitudinal observational study.

settingInpatient rehabilitation centers.

participantsConsecutive patients (N=2130) enrolled between 2008 and 2011, admitted for inpatient rehabilitation after index TBI, and divided into 5 subgroups based on rehabilitation admission FIM cognitive score.

interventionsNot applicable.

main outcome measuresRehabilitation length of stay, discharge to home, and FIM at discharge and 9 months postdischarge.

resultsSeverity indices increased explained variation in outcomes beyond that accounted for by patient characteristics. FIM motor scores were generally the most predictable. Higher functioning subgroups had more predictable outcomes then subgroups with lower cognitive function at admission. Age at injury, time from injury to rehabilitation admission, and functional independence at rehabilitation admission were the most consistent predictors across all outcomes and subgroups.

conclusionsFindings from previous studies of the relations among patient and injury characteristics and rehabilitation outcomes were largely replicated. Discharge outcomes were most strongly associated with injury severity characteristics, whereas predictors of functional independence at 9 months postdischarge included both patient and injury characteristics.

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AdultBrain InjuriesEvidence-Based PracticeFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreLeast-Squares AnalysisLength of StayLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionRehabilitation CentersBrain injuriesCraniocerebral traumaOutcome assessment (health care)Rehabilitation

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PMID26212398
PMCPMC4518471

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