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ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2019

Racial Differences in Discharge Location After a Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Adults.

Aparna Vadlamani, Justin A Perry, Maureen McCunn, Deborah M Stein, Jennifer S Albrecht

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Aparna VadlamaniDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: avadlamani@som.umaryland.edu.
Justin A PerryDepartment of Care Management, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
Maureen McCunnDepartment of Anesthesiology, Divisions of Trauma Anesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Deborah M SteinDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
Jennifer S AlbrechtDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Funding

RESEARCH TRAINING IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AGINGT32AG000262 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI ANN L GRUBER-BALDINI, DENISE L ORWIG · 1998 to 2026
$8.2M
Prioritizing Quality Improvement for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disturbances Following Traumatic Brain InjuryK01HS024560 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI ALBRECHT, JENNIFER S. · 2016 to 2020
$735k
AHRQ HHS K01 HS024560NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine if there were racial differences in discharge location among older adults treated for traumatic brain injury (TBI) at a level 1 trauma center.

designRetrospective cohort study.

settingR Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.

participantsBlack and white adults aged ≥65 years treated for TBI between 1998 and 2012 and discharged to home without services or inpatient rehabilitation (N=2902).

main outcome measuresWe assessed the association between race and discharge location via logistic regression. Covariates included age, sex, Abbreviated Injury Scale-Head score, insurance type, Glasgow Coma Scale score, and comorbidities.

resultsThere were 2487 (86%) whites and 415 blacks (14%) in the sample. A total of 1513 (52%) were discharged to inpatient rehabilitation and 1389 (48%) were discharged home without services. In adjusted logistic regression, blacks were more likely to be discharged to inpatient rehabilitation than to home without services compared to whites (odds ratio 1.34, 95% confidence interval, 1.06-1.70).

conclusionsIn this group of Medicare-eligible older adults, blacks were more likely to be discharged to inpatient rehabilitation compared to whites.

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AgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanBrain Injuries, TraumaticFemaleHumansMaleMedicarePatient DischargeRehabilitation CentersRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleRaceRehabilitationTraumatic brain injuries

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PMCPMC6874209

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