@article{ref1,
title="Inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge destination among younger adults with traumatic brain injury: differences by race and ethnicity",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2021",
author="Oyesanya, Tolu O. and Harris, Gabrielle and Yang, Qing and Byom, Lindsey and Cary, Michael P. Jr and Zhao, Amy T. and Bettger, Janet Prvu",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: : To determine the association of race and ethnicity with discharge destination among patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) receiving inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) care. <br><br>DESIGN: Secondary analysis using Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation data. <br><br>METHODS: : Patients (N = 99,614) diagnosed with TBI, age 18-64, admitted for IRF care between 2002 and 2018. Logistic regression was used to analyze data. OUTCOME: : Discharge destination (home/community vs. subacute settings). <br><br>RESULTS: : Most younger adults (age 18-64) with TBI were discharged home (89.24%) after IRF care vs. subacute (10.76%). Of those discharged home, 63.16% were white, 10.42% Black, 8.94% Hispanic/Latino, and 6.72% other races/ethnicities. After adjusting for covariates, patients who were Hispanic/Latino [OR = 1.26; 95% CI: 1.15, 1.37] and other race/ethnicities [OR = 1.10; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.21] (vs. White) had higher odds of discharge home vs. subacute. There was no difference in discharge destination for Black patients (vs. white). Predictors of discharge destination for groups stratified by race/ethnicity varied. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: : Younger patients with TBI who were Hispanic/Latino or other races/ethnicities (vs. white) were more likely to go home vs. subacute. <br><br>FINDINGS can be used to inform IRF planning, resource allocation, and transitional care planning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2021.1895317",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2021.1895317"
}