@article{ref1,
title="The association of rehospitalization with participation 5 years after traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of head trauma rehabilitation",
year="2018",
author="Erler, Kimberly S. and Juengst, Shannon B. and Whiteneck, Gale G. and Locascio, Joseph J. and Bogner, Jennifer A. and Kaminski, Jamie and Giacino, Joseph T.",
volume="33",
number="6",
pages="E77-E84",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine whether rehospitalization during the first 2 years after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with poor participation at 5 years post-TBI, after controlling for demographic and severity factors. SETTING: TBI Model Systems Program. PARTICIPANTS: Community-dwelling individuals with TBI, 16 years or older (n = 1940). <br><br>DESIGN: Retrospective data analysis of a multicenter prospective study. MAIN MEASURES: Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools-Objective (PART-O). <br><br>RESULTS: After controlling for demographic and severity factors, a general linear model indicated that rehospitalization status (ie, never rehospitalized during years 1 and 2, rehospitalized either during year 1 or 2, or rehospitalized during both years 1 and 2) predicted less participation at 5 years post-TBI (P =.0353). The PART-O scores were in the hypothesized direction, with the lowest covariate-adjusted mean participation score found for the group with rehospitalizations during both years and the highest covariate-adjusted mean participation score found in the group with no rehospitalizations. Examining total number of rehospitalizations during years 1 and 2, rather than rehospitalization status, yielded analogous results (P =.0148). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that rehospitalization in the first 2 years after TBI is negatively associated with participation at 5 years after injury. Since participation is considered a key indicator of successful TBI rehabilitation, minimizing the need for rehospitalizations and promoting health in the community setting should be a priority of postacute care for individuals with TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-9701",
doi="10.1097/HTR.0000000000000386",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000386"
}