ArticleBrain injury2018
Long-term physical and mental health outcomes associated with traumatic brain injury severity in post-9/11 veterans: A retrospective cohort study.
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- Examining Associations Between Environmental Exposures and Neurobehavioral Symptoms in Post-9/11 Veterans With a Probable History of TBI.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Accelerated biological aging and midlife frailty among U.S. military veterans.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Observational
- Evaluation of clinical outcomes and employment status in veterans with dual diagnosis of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Traumatic Brain Injury Intensive Evaluation and Treatment Program: Protocol for a Partnered Evaluation Initiative Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Comorbidity and polypharmacy impact neurobehavioral symptoms and symptom validity failure among post-9/11 veterans with mild traumatic brain injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Time from injury and age interact in relationship with perceived quality of life outcomes following vocation-focused neuropsychological rehabilitation.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Subjective cognitive and psychiatric well-being in U.S. Military Veterans screened for deployment-related traumatic brain injury: A Million Veteran Program Study.Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Article
- Effect of multimorbidity and psychosocial factors on posttraumatic stress symptoms among post-9/11 veterans.Rehabilitation psychology · 2022Article
- The psychosocial burden of visible disfigurement following traumatic injury.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
- The Military Injuries: Understanding Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Study: Understanding Relationships among Lifetime Traumatic Brain Injury History, Epilepsy, and Quality of Life.Journal of neurotrauma · 2021Observational
- Longitudinal mental health outcomes of combat-injured service members.Brain and behavior · 2021Article
- The Enduring Health Consequences of Combat Trauma: a Legacy of Chronic Disease.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Article
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- Health Phenotypes and Neurobehavioral Symptom Severity Among Post-9/11 Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium Study.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationArticle
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Among Post-9/11 Veterans.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine long-term outcomes of self-reported physical and mental health among Post-9/11 Veterans stratified by traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity, we hypothesized that more severe TBI would be associated with significantly poorer outcomes.
methodsA prospective longitudinal survey of physical and mental health status was conducted with a national cohort of Post-9/11 Veterans. We then used generalized linear models (GLM) to assess the unique contribution of TBI severity on long-term outcomes after controlling for socio-demographic characteristics, comorbidity phenotypes, and deployment experiences.
resultsTBI of any severity was associated with significantly poorer outcomes relative to the No TBI group. However, the manifestation of these outcomes identified in our study differed meaningfully by TBI severity level.
conclusionsVeterans with any TBI exposure experience poorer long-term outcomes than those with no TBI even when covariates are considered. In particular, measures of somatization, PTSD symptom distress, and depression indicate pervasive and long-term health concerns among individuals with TBI. Additional research is required to fully explicate what appear to be complex relationships among TBI severity, physical and mental well-being, combat exposures, and socioeconomic resources in this population.
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