TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Predictors of missed follow-up visits in the National Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Cohort Study
JO  - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
A1  - Vos, Leia C.
A1  - Ngan, Esther
A1  - Novelo, Luis Leon
A1  - Williams, Michael W.
A1  - Hammond, Flora M.
A1  - Walker, William C.
A1  - Clark, Allison N.
A1  - Lopez, Andrea P. Ochoa
A1  - Juengst, Shannon B.
A1  - Sherer, Mark
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To identify key variables that could predict risk of loss to follow-up (LTFU) in a nationally funded longitudinal database of persons with traumatic brain injury DESIGN: Secondary analysis of a prospective longitudinal cohort study SETTING: Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Centers (TBIMS) in the USA PARTICIPANTS: 17,956 TBIMS participants with interview status data available were included if eligible for 1, 2, 5, 10, 15 or 20-year follow-ups between 10/31/1989 and 09/30/2020 INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Follow-up data collection completion status at years 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20. <br><br>RESULTS: Information relevant to participant's history, injury characteristics, rehabilitation stay, and patterns of follow-up across 20 years were considered using a series of logistic regression models. Overall, LTFU rates were low (consistently <20%). The most robust predictors of LTFU across models were missed earlier follow-ups and demographic factors including Hispanic ethnicity, lower education, and lack of private health insurance. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to retain participants in such social disadvantaged or minority groups are encouraged given their disproportionate rate of LTFU. Repeated attempts to reach participants after a previously missed assessment are beneficial, as many participants that missed one or more follow-ups were later recovered.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-9993
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.05.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -