@article{ref1,
title="Incidence of Long-term Disability Following Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization, United States, 2003",
journal="Journal of head trauma rehabilitation",
year="2008",
author="Selassie, Anbesaw Wolde and Zaloshnja, Eduard and Langlois Orman, Jean A. and Miller, Tyler and Jones, Peter and Steiner, Claudia",
volume="23",
number="2",
pages="123-131",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Develop and validate a predictive model of the incidence of long-term disability following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and obtain national estimates for the United States in 2003. DATA/METHODS: A logistic regression model was built, using a population-based sample of persons with TBI from the South Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Follow-up Registry. The regression coefficients were applied to the 2003 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project-Nationwide Inpatient Sample data to estimate the incidence of long-term disability following traumatic brain injury hospitalization. RESULTS: Among 288,009 (95% CI, 287,974-288,043) hospitalized TBI survivors in the United States in 2003, an estimated 124,626 (95% CI, 123,706-125,546) had developed long-term disability. CONCLUSION: TBI-related disability is a significant public health problem in the United States. The substantial incidence suggests the need for comprehensive rehabilitative care and services to maximize the potential of persons with TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-9701",
doi="10.1097/01.HTR.0000314531.30401.39",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.HTR.0000314531.30401.39"
}