Citation

Gollaher K, High W, Sherer M, Bergloff P, Boake C, Young ME, Ivanhoe C. Brain Inj. 1998; 12(4): 255-263.

Affiliation

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9562908

Abstract

The current study investigated the relationship between age, education (EDUC), pre-injury productivity (PIP), Glasgow Coma Scale score, and a functional rating score at admittance and discharge from rehabilitation (Disability Rating Scale [DRS]) to employment status at one to three years following traumatic brain injury. EDUC, admit DRS, discharge DRS, and PIP all correlated significantly with follow-up employment status, 0.29, -0.32, -0.36, and 0.25 respectively. All possible combinations were then evaluated by Mallow's Cp statistic. The best fitting model was then used in a discriminant function analysis. The discriminant function correctly classified 84% of the employed subjects, 66% of the unemployed, and 75% across both groups. The current results compare favourably with those obtained in previous studies.

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