TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Social and behavioral outcomes following traumatic brain injury: what predicts outcome at 12 months post-insult?
JO  - Journal of neurotrauma
A1  - Catroppa, Cathy
A1  - Hearps, Stephen J. C.
A1  - Crossley, Louise
A1  - Yeates, Keith Owen
A1  - Beauchamp, Miriam Helen
A1  - Fussela, Jessica
A1  - Anderson, Vicki
SP  - 1439
EP  - 1447
VL  - 34
IS  - 7
N2  - This study sought to investigate social and behavioral outcomes 12 months following childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to identify predictors of these outcomes. The study also compared rates of impairment in social and behavioral outcomes at 12 months post-injury between children with TBI and a typically developing (TD) control group. The study comprised 114 children ages 5.5 to 16 years, 79 with mild, moderate, or severe TBI and 35 TD children, group-matched for age, sex and SES. Children with TBI were recruited via consecutive hospital admissions and TD children from the community. Social and behavioural outcomes were measured via parent rated questionnaires. ANCOVA models identified a significant mean difference between the mild and moderate groups for social problems only, but the moderate and severe TBI groups showed a higher rate of impairment, particularly in externalizing problems. Pre-injury function, injury severity, parent mental health, and child self-esteem, all contributed significantly to predicting social and behavioral outcomes. Both injury and non-injury factors should be considered when identifying children at risk for long-term difficulties in social and behavioral domains.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0897-7151
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2016.4594
ID  - ref1
ER  -