Observational studyThe Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
Rehospitalization in the First Year Following Veteran and Service Member TBI: A VA TBI Model Systems Study.
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- Using Implementation Science to Improve Health Care Access and Quality for People With Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Morbidity (I-HEAL): Protocol for a Translational Multiproject Program Award.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Early Functional Recovery Trajectories After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Secondary Analysis of the TBIMS National Database.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- The Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database: A Review of Published Research.Neurotrauma reports · 2021Review
- Long-term physical and mental health outcomes associated with traumatic brain injury severity in post-9/11 veterans: A retrospective cohort study.Brain injury · 2018Article
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- Thirty Years of National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Center Research-An Update.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationArticle
- Predictors of Psychiatric Hospitalization After Discharge From Inpatient Neurorehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the incidence and causes of rehospitalization following military or Veteran traumatic brain injury (TBI).
settingDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers (VHA PRCs).
participantsConsecutive sample of VHA TBI Model System participants (N = 401).
designProspective observational cohort study. MAIN MEASURES: Number and type of rehospitalizations in first year post-TBI.
resultsForty-one percent of 401 participants were rehospitalized. Rehospitalization status was associated with greater injury severity and receipt of TBI while active duty. Of those rehospitalized, 30% had 2 or more readmissions. Participants experiencing multiple rehospitalizations (2+) were more likely to have sustained their TBI during deployment than those with none or single rehospitalization. This group also sustained more severe injuries and spent more time in VA PRC inpatient rehabilitation. Common reasons for rehospitalization included inpatient rehabilitation (33%), unspecified (26%), orthopedic (10%), seizures (8%), infection (8%), and psychiatric (7%).
conclusionThis is the first study examining military and Veteran rehospitalization following TBI requiring inpatient rehabilitation at a VA PRC. Findings indicate frequent rehospitalizations in the first year postinjury, suggesting the need for preventive models of health maintenance following inpatient rehabilitation discharge. Greater surveillance of those with deployment-related TBI or active duty at the time of injury and greater TBI severity may be warranted.
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