Quality of life up to 10 years after traumatic brain injury: a cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults in industrialized countries, but strikingly little is known how patients cope with the long-term consequences of TBI. Thus, the aim of the current study was to elucidate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and outcome predictors in chronic TBI adults. METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, 439 former patients were invited to report HRQoL up to 10?years after mild, moderate or severe TBI using the QOLIBRI (Quality of Life after Brain Injury) questionnaire. The QOLIBRI total score has a maximum score of 100. A score below 60 indicates an unfavorable outcome with an increased risk of an affective and/or anxiety disorder. Results were correlated with demographics and basic characteristics received from medical records (TBI severity, etiology, age at TBI, age at survey, time elapsed since TBI, and sex) using regression models. Differences were considered significant at p?

SUBMITTER: Rauen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7271485 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature