@article{ref1,
title="Prognostic markers for poor recovery after mild traumatic brain injury in older adults: a pilot cohort study",
journal="Journal of head trauma rehabilitation",
year="2016",
author="Kristman, Vicki L. and Brison, Robert J. and Bedard, Michel and Reguly, Paula and Chisholm, Shelley",
volume="31",
number="6",
pages="E33-E43",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To identify prognostic markers associated with poor recovery from mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) in older adults. SETTING: Three Ontario emergency departments. PARTICIPANTS: Forty-nine participants aged 65 years and older that visited an emergency department for MTBI. <br><br>DESIGN: Pilot prospective cohort study. MAIN MEASURES: Recovery from MTBI determined using the Rivermead Postconcussion symptom Questionnaire, the Glasgow Outcomes Scale-Extended, physical and mental health functioning (SF-12), and a single question on self-rated recovery assessed by telephone shortly after emergency department visit (baseline) and again 6 months later. Predictors were measured at baseline. <br><br>RESULTS: Markers potentially associated with poor recovery included reporting worse health 1 year before the injury, poor expectations for recovery, depression, and fatigue. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Recovery after MTBI in older adults may be associated more with psychosocial than with biomedical or injury-related factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-9701",
doi="10.1097/HTR.0000000000000226",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000226"
}