TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Community integration 2 years after moderate and severe traumatic brain injury
JO  - Brain injury
A1  - Sandhaug, Maria
A1  - Andelic, Nada
A1  - Langhammer, Birgitta
A1  - Mygland, Aase
SP  - 915
EP  - 920
VL  - 29
IS  - 7-8
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine community integration by the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) 2 years after injury in a divided TBI sample of moderately and severely injured patients. The second aim was to identify social-demographic, injury-related and rehabilitation associated predictors of CIQ. <br><br>DESIGN: A cohort study. SETTING: Outpatient follow-up. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-seven patients with moderate (n = 21) or severe (n = 36) TBI were examined with the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) at 2 years after injury. Possible predictors were analysed in a regression model using CIQ total score at 2 years as the outcome measure. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Community Integration Questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: At 2 years follow-up, there was significant difference between the moderately and severely injured patients in the productivity scores (p < 0.003), while difference in the total CIQ scores approached the significance level (p = 0.074). Significant predictors of a higher CIQ score were living with a spouse, higher Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in the acute phase, shorter Post-Traumatic Amnesia (PTA), longer rehabilitation stay (LOS) and use of rehabilitation service. Use of rehabilitation service (B = 7.766) and living with a spouse (B = 4.251) had the largest influence. This means that living with a spouse, better score on the GCS scale, shorter PTA, longer LOS and use of rehabilitation service after discharge equated to better community integration 2 years after TBI Conclusions: Two years after TBI the moderately injured patients have a higher productivity level than the severely injured patients. Marital status, injury severity and rehabilitation after injury were associated with community integration 2 years after TBI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-9052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2015.1022880
ID  - ref1
ER  -