@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of employment outcomes in veterans with traumatic brain injury: a VA Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study",
journal="Journal of head trauma rehabilitation",
year="2017",
author="Dillahunt-Aspillaga, Christina and Nakase-Richardson, Risa and Hart, Tessa and Powell-Cope, Gail and Dreer, Laura E. and Eapen, Blessen C. and Barnett, Scott D. and Mellick, Dave and Haskin, Adam and Silva, Marc A.",
volume="32",
number="4",
pages="271-282",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To examine the length of time to return to work (RTW) among service members and veterans (SM/V) with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to identify variables predictive of RTW. SETTING: Department of Veterans Affairs Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers (VA PRC). PARTICIPANTS: SM/V enrolled in the VA PRC Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems database who were of 18 to 60 years of age and admitted with the diagnosis of TBI. <br><br>DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Employment status at 1-year postinjury follow-up; Time to Employment (ie, number of days it took to RTW) as documented during 1-year postinjury follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS: The final sample (n = 293) included male (96%) SM/V with severe TBI (69%). Approximately 21% of the sample participants were employed at 1 year postinjury. Younger individuals who self-identified as nonminority returned to work sooner. Significant associations were observed for time to employment for cause of injury and injury severity. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Few SM/V with moderate to severe TBI returned to work at 1 year postinjury. Predictors such as younger age at the time of injury, minority status, and severity of TBI affected time to and probability of RTW. <br><br>FINDINGS from this study have important implications for rehabilitation planning and service delivery across the continuum of recovery.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-9701",
doi="10.1097/HTR.0000000000000275",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000275"
}