TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Factors influencing the quality of life in traumatic brain injury: Tunisian experience
JO  - Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
A1  - Bahlouli, Emna
A1  - Rekik, Mariem
A1  - Krifa, Bassam
A1  - Achour, Khawla
A1  - Lebib, Sonia
A1  - Salah, Fatma Ezzahra Ben
A1  - Dziri, Catherine
SP  - e136
EP  - e136
VL  - 59S
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life of patients with severe traumatic brain injury and their relatives by a visual analogue scale (0-10) and a distress companion score (1-6) and to establish correlations between Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Glasgow out scale (GOS), the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and QOL. MATERIAL/PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective study conducted in the department of physical and rehabilitation medicine of Kassab Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics concerning patients followed for severe traumatic brain injury sequalea. <br><br>RESULTS: Thirty patients were included in the study. The mean initial GCS score was of 5.74/15. The GOS was of 5 in eleven patients, 4 in eight, and 3 in eleven. The mean FIM was 104/126 (74-126) but dependence in advanced activities was more severe than in elementary activities. The subjective QOL of patients was discretely lower (m=4.7/10) than that estimated by close relatives (m=5). The relatives QOL was similarly reduced (m=4.47). The mean distress accompanying score was 3.7/6. The factors most influencing the patients and relatives QOL were the dependence in the advanced activities and the GOS. <br><br>DISCUSSION-CONCLUSION: The reduction of patient and "relatives" QOL was mainly influenced by functional dependence however, new influencing factors have to be more studied, such as impairment, disability and handicap.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1877-0657
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2016.07.306
ID  - ref1
ER  -