@article{ref1,
title="Factors influencing self-rated health in traffic-related mild traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of rehabilitation medicine",
year="2009",
author="Zhang, Shuping and Carroll, Linda J. and Cassidy, J. David and Paniak, Chris",
volume="41",
number="13",
pages="1062-1067",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To report self-rated health and factors influencing health after traffic-related mild traumatic brain injury. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study of traffic-related mild traumatic brain injury occurring between 1 December 1997 and 31 November 1999 in Saskatchewan, Canada. SUBJECTS: Subjects were 929 adults making a personal injury claim after a traffic collision. Inclusion criteria were a head blow with certain or possible loss of consciousness or post-traumatic amnesia, or a possible head blow with certain loss of consciousness/post-traumatic amnesia. Excluded were those with loss of consciousness > 30 min and those hospitalized longer than 2 days. METHODS: Data were self-reported through insurance application forms completed within 6 weeks of the injury. Multivariable multinomial logistic regression was applied to identify factors associated with self-reported general health. RESULTS: In contrast to the 74.5% of subjects reporting excellent or very good health prior to injury, 70.8% reported having poor/fair health after the injury. Post-crash depressive symptoms, sleep problems, greater neck/low back pain and low expectations for recovery were associated with poorer post-injury health. CONCLUSION: Those with traffic-related mild traumatic brain injury reported a decline in self-perceived general health. We identified potentially modifiable factors associated with poor post-injury health and suggested that these factors should be considered during early clinical intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1650-1977",
doi="10.2340/16501977-0462",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0462"
}