%0 Journal Article
%T Outcome and predictors of functional recovery 5 years following pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI)
%J Journal of pediatric psychology
%D 2008
%A Catroppa, Cathy
%A Anderson, Vicki A.
%A Morse, Sue A.
%A Haritou, Flora
%A Rosenfeld, Jeffrey V.
%V 33
%N 7
%P 707-718
%X OBJECTIVES: The aim was to examine functional outcomes following traumatic brain injury (TBI) during early childhood, to investigate impairments up to 5 years postinjury and identify predictors of outcome. METHODS: The study compared three groups of children (mild = 11, moderate = 22, severe = 15), aged 2.0-6.11 years at injury, to a healthy control group (n = 17). Using a prospective, longitudinal design, adaptive abilities, behavior, and family functioning were investigated acutely, 6, 30 months and 5 years postinjury, with educational progress investigated at 30 months and 5 years postinjury. RESULTS: A strong association was suggested between injury severity and outcomes across all domains. Further, 5-year outcomes in adaptive and behavioral domains were best predicted by preinjury levels of child function, and educational performance by injury severity. CONCLUSION: Children who sustain a severe TBI in early childhood are at greatest risk of long-term impairment in day-to-day skills in the long-term postinjury.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Oxford University Press
%@ 0146-8693
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsn006