Health-Related Quality of Life Trajectories across 10 Years after Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Norway

Forslund, Marit V. and Perrin, Paul B. and Sigurdardottir, Solrun and Howe, Emilie I. and van Walsem, Marleen R. and Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos and Lu, Juan and Aza, Alba and Jerstad, Tone and Røe, Cecilie and Andelic, Nada (2021) Health-Related Quality of Life Trajectories across 10 Years after Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Norway. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10 (1). p. 157. ISSN 2077-0383

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Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a long-lasting impact on participation and health-related quality of life (HRQL). We aimed to describe the physical and mental health trajectories and to identify their predictors across the first 10 years after TBI. A prospective longitudinal cohort of 97 individuals with moderate to severe TBI (age 16–55 years) in Norway were followed up at 1, 2, 5, and 10 years post-injury. Their socio-demographic and injury characteristics were recorded at baseline; their responses to the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were collected at each follow-up. The Physical (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores were used as the outcome measures of physical and mental health. The predictors of the trajectories were described and examined using hierarchical linear modelling. The subscale scores showed a stable or increasing trend, but only the Role Physical and Role Emotional subscales showed clinically relevant positive changes from 1 to 10 years post-injury. Longer time, male gender, employment pre-injury, and shorter length of post-traumatic amnesia were significant predictors of better physical health trajectories; longer time, male gender, and employment pre-injury were significant predictors of better mental health trajectories. At-risk individuals may be targeted to receive rehabilitation interventions to improve their long-term quality of life outcomes.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Keywords: traumatic brain injury; outcome assessment; physical health; mental health; SF-36; longitudinal studies; rehabilitation
Subjects: STM Repository > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 28 Feb 2023 09:36
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2023 11:24
URI: http://classical.goforpromo.com/id/eprint/410

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