@article{ref1,
title="Return to driving within 5 years of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2010",
author="Novack, Thomas A. and Labbe, Don and Grote, Miranda and Carlson, Nichole and Sherer, Mark and Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Juan and Bushnik, Tamara and Cifu, David and Powell, Janet M. and Ripley, David and Seel, Ronald T.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="464-471",
abstract="Primary objective: To examine return to driving and variables associated with that activity in a longitudinal database. Research design: Retrospective analysis of a large, national database. Methods and procedures: The sample was comprised of people with predominantly moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) enrolled in the TBI Model System national database at 16 centres and followed at 1 (n = 5942), 2 (n = 4628) and 5 (n = 2324) years after injury. Main outcomes and results: Respondents were classified as driving or not driving at each follow-up interval. Five years after injury, half the sample had returned to driving. Those with less severe injuries were quicker to return to driving, but, by 5 years, severity was not a factor. Those who were driving expressed a higher life satisfaction. Functional status at rehabilitation discharge, age at injury, race, pre-injury residence, pre-injury employment status and education level were associated with the odds of a person driving. Conclusions: Half of those with a moderate-severe TBI return to driving within 5 years and most of those within 1 year of injury. Driving is associated with increased life satisfaction. There are multiple factors that contribute to return to driving that do not relate to actual driving ability.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.3109/02699051003601713",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699051003601713"
}