Citation

Arango-Lasprilla JC, Rosenthal M, Deluca J, Cifu DX, Hanks R, Komaroff E. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 2007; 88(1): 11-18.

Affiliation

Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corp, West Orange, NJ, USA. jcarango@kmrrec.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.029

PMID

17207669

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relation between Hispanic ethnicity and rehabilitation outcome in traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Longitudinal dataset of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems national database. PARTICIPANTS: Persons (N=3056; 2745 whites vs 311 Hispanics) with moderate to severe TBI hospitalized between 1989 and 2003. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Functional outcomes at discharge and 1-year follow-up (Disability Rating Scale [DRS], FIM instrument). Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOS-E), and the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) were measured at follow-up only. RESULTS: At admission, Hispanics were less educated (P

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