ArticleThe Journal of surgical research2021
A Population-Based Study of the Incidence, Medical Care, and Medical Expenditures for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.
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- Traumatic brain injury among hispanic children in the United States: a comprehensive systematic review of the literature.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic search and review of racial and ethnic differences in traumatic brain injury prevalence and incidence.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026Pooled it
- VR-based cognitive rehabilitation for children with traumatic brain injuries: Feasibility and safety.Rehabilitation psychology · 2022Trial
- Disparities in Pediatric Concussion Outcomes and Family Burden by Neighborhood Opportunity.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Quality of Life after Brain Injury in children aged six and seven years (QOLIBRI-KIDDY) - development and scale analysis of the first disease-specific self-report instrument for young children after traumatic brain injury.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Article
- A scoping review of research on potential impact of implicit bias in healthcare settings for children with acquired brain injuries.Rehabilitation psychology · 2024Article
- Modifiable Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Among Middle Eastern and North African Immigrants to the United States.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- Health Inequities in Pediatric Trauma.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Application of Second-Order Growth Mixture Modeling to Longitudinal Traumatic Brain Injury Outcome Research: 15-Year Trajectories of Life Satisfaction in Adolescents and Young Adults as an Example.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of pediatric trauma morbidity and mortality around the world. However, limited research exists regarding disparities in the incidence of TBI and medical care seeking behaviors and medical expenditures for TBI, particularly using population-based and nationally-representative data. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe present study used the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Panels 9-19 (2004-2015) to provide nationally-representative estimates for the civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. POPULATION: We examined differences in TBI incidence and associated medical care seeking behaviors and expenditures in relation to individual and family sociodemographic characteristics.
resultsFrom a total of 50,563 children in the MEPS Panels 9-19, we identified 449 children with TBI. For 82% of these children, medical treatment was sought. The estimated annual total expenditure associated with pediatric TBIs nationally was approximately $667 million, with mean expenditures per TBI being $1,532 and family out of pocket expenditures accounting for 8.3% of total expenditures. Race/ethnicity was the only significant factor associated with both medical care seeking behavior and total expenditures.
conclusionsThe present study is among the first to compare pediatric TBI-related medical expenditures among different sociodemographic groups in the U.S. Our findings can inform future intervention research and policy-making from the perspectives of both epidemiological and behavioral sciences.
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