“Its not only the injury but also the kind of head.” Factors influencing outcome after moderate severe TBI

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has significant physical, cognitive, behavioural, and emotional consequences. There is a substantial amount of variance in outcome that remains unaccounted for. Aim: Examine pre injury, injury related, and post injury factors associated with functional outcome, represented by return to previous activities, at one year after moderate severe TBI. Variables examined as predictors included sex, age at injury, years of education, being from a CALD background, marital status at injury, pre injury psychiatric disorder, pre injury alcohol issues, days in PTA, and presence of spinal, chest, abdomen, limb, or facial injuries at time of TBI.