TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - A Population-based Outcomes Study of Persons Hospitalized With Traumatic Brain Injury: Operations of the South Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Follow-up Registry
JO  - Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
A1  - Pickelsimer, E. Elisabeth
A1  - Selassie, Anbesaw Wolde
A1  - Gu, Ja Kook
A1  - Langlois Orman, Jean A.
SP  - 491
EP  - 504
VL  - 21
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To describe the design and operations of the South Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Follow-up Registry. DESIGN: Statewide prospective cohort study. SETTING: State of South Carolina. PARTICIPANTS: 2118 persons discharged from acute care hospitals after experiencing TBI. INTERVENTION: Telephone interviews. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Service needs, alcohol and drug use, psychosocial health, health-related quality of life, functional status, symptoms of TBI, employment, global life satisfaction, and death. RESULTS: Selected initial and 1-year follow-up findings concerning demographic, insurance status, income, and employment factors. CONCLUSIONS: Population-based outcome studies that describe longer term problems associated with TBI, the need for services, and estimated disability could be useful to inform public policy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-9701
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -