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SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019

Quality of life measures in older adults after traumatic brain injury: a systematic review.

Cindy Hunt, Shatabdy Zahid, Naomi Ennis, Alicja Michalak, Cheryl Masanic, Chantal Vaidyanath, Shree Bhalerao, Michael D Cusimano, Andrew Baker

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Rate of incident dementia and care needs among older adults with new traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2025
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  8. The Perceived Meaning of Traumatic Brain Injury for Older Adults: A Longitudinal-Multiple Case Study.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Cindy HuntHead Injury Clinic, Trauma and Neurosurgery Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Cindy.Hunt@unityhealth.to.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1980-8427
Shatabdy ZahidUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Naomi EnnisDepartment of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Alicja MichalakHead Injury Clinic, Trauma and Neurosurgery Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Cheryl MasanicSt. Michael's Head Injury Clinic and UHN Toronto Rehabilitation Clinic Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Chantal VaidyanathSt. Michael's Head Injury Clinic and UHN Toronto Rehabilitation Clinic Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Shree BhaleraoSt. Michael's Head Injury Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Michael D CusimanoDepartment of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Injury Prevention Research Office, Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Andrew BakerDepartments of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOn average older adults experiencing TBI are hospitalized four times as often, have longer hospital stays, and experience slower recovery trajectories and worse functional outcomes compared to younger populations with the same injury severity. A standard measure of Qol for older adults with TBI would facilitate accurate and reliable data across the individual patient care continuum and across clinical care settings, as well as support more rigorous research studies of metadata. PURPOSE: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate patient reported Qol measures in studies with older adults post TBI.

methodA systematic review was carried out focusing on the various tools to measure Qol in older adults, ≥ 65 years of age with a diagnosis of TBI. Data bases searched included Medline, Embase, PubMed, CINAHL, and PsychInfo from date of inception to September 25, 2017.

resultsA total of 20 articles met the inclusion criteria. Nine different tools were identified.

conclusionsFindings based on the comparison of reliability and construct validity of the Qol measures reported in this review suggest that no single instrument is superior to all others for our study population. Future research in this field should include the enrollment of larger study samples of older adults. Without these future efforts, the ability to detect an optimal Qol measure will be hindered.

Indexed as

AgedBrain Injuries, TraumaticHumansPsychometricsQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsLiterature reviewOlder adultQuality of lifeTraumatic brain injury

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PMID31522371
PMCPMC6864113

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