@article{ref1,
title="Race and ethnicity considerations in traumatic brain injury research: incidence, reporting, and outcome",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2020",
author="Brenner, Einat K. and Grossner, Emily C. and Johnson, Benjamin N. and Bernier, Rachel A. and Soto, José and Hillary, Frank G.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="<b>Primary Objective</b>: This study has three goals: to determine whether there is a higher rate of traumatic brain injury (TBI) for people of color (POC), whether TBI studies report racial/ethnic demographics, and whether there is a discrepancy in discharge destinations between Whites and POC. We examined whether 1) a higher percentage of POC would sustain head injuries than expected, 2) the majority of TBI studies examined (>50%) would not include racial/ethnic demographics, and 3) Whites would be discharged to further treatment over POC.<b>Research Design</b>: Retrospective study and literature review.<b>Methods and Procedures</b>: Data from the Pennsylvania Trauma System Foundation was used to determine the number of POC with TBI using <i>X</i><sup>2</sup> analysis, as well as where patients with TBI were being discharged using a configural frequency analysis. PubMed was used for the literature search to examine the frequency of reporting race/ethnicity in TBI literature.<b>Main Outcomes and Results</b>: Results demonstrated that Blacks sustain more TBIs than would be expected (<i>p</i> < .05), the majority of scientific studies (78%) do not report racial/ethnic demographic information, and Whites are discharged to further care more often than POC.<b>Conclusions</b>: These findings highlight differences in incidence and treatment of TBI between White individuals and POC, raising important considerations for providers and researchers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2020.1741033",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2020.1741033"
}