@article{ref1,
title="Social and behavioral outcomes: pre-injury to 6 months following childhood traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of neurotrauma",
year="2014",
author="Catroppa, Cathy and Crossley, Louise and Hearps, Stephen J. C. and Yeates, Keith O. and Beauchamp, Miriam Helen and Rogers, Kirrily and Anderson, Vicki",
volume="32",
number="2",
pages="109-115",
abstract="This study aimed to extend the limited research investigating social and behavioral outcomes following childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study compared pre-and post-injury measures of these skills and investigated the role of pre-injury child status and pre-injury family functioning in the prediction of outcome at 6 months post-injury. A secondary aim was to compare rates of impairment at 6 months post-injury between children post-TBI and a typically developing (TD) control group. This study comprised 140 children, 97 survivors of TBI (67 males) and 43 TD children (24 males), matched for age, sex and SES. All participants were ascertained between 2007 and 2010, and were aged between 5.5 and 15 years. Children with TBI represented consecutive hospital admissions and were recruited at time of injury into a longitudinal study. TD children were recruited from the community, through local schools chosen to provide a range of socio-economic backgrounds. <br><br>FINDINGS indicated a deterioration of social participation skills post-injury, particularly for those sustaining a more severe injury, and a consistently higher rate of impairment in social and behavioral outcomes in the TBI group. Pre-injury function, injury severity and restrictions to social participation (e.g.: reduced sport activities), as recommended by clinicians, contributed significantly to outcome. Difficulties are evident in the short-term post childhood TBI in social and behavioral domains. It is essential to monitor children long-term, particularly as societal expectations and demands increase.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0897-7151",
doi="10.1089/neu.2013.3276",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2013.3276"
}