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Health care utilization and outcomes in older adults after Traumatic Brain Injury: A CENTER-TBI study
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, CA, The Netherlands.
Örebro University, School of Medical Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2856-9165
VTT Technical Research Centre, Tampere, Finland.
2022 (English)In: Injury, ISSN 0020-1383, E-ISSN 1879-0267, Vol. 53, no 8, p. 2774-2782Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Introduction: The incidence of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is increasingly common in older adults aged ≥65 years, forming a growing public health problem. However, older adults are underrepresented in TBI research. Therefore, we aimed to provide an overview of health-care utilization, and of six-month outcomes after TBI and their determinants in older adults who sustained a TBI.

Methods: We used data from the prospective multi-center Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) study. In-hospital and post-hospital health care utilization and outcomes were described for patients aged ≥65 years. Ordinal and linear regression analyses were performed to identify determinants of the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and mental health symptoms six-months post-injury.

Results: Of 1254 older patients, 45% were admitted to an ICU with a mean length of stay of 9 days. Nearly 30% of the patients received inpatient rehabilitation. In total, 554/1254 older patients completed the six-month follow-up questionnaires. The mortality rate was 9% after mild and 60% after moderate/severe TBI, and full recovery based on GOSE was reported for 44% of patients after mild and 6% after moderate/severe TBI. Higher age and increased injury severity were primarily associated with functional impairment, while pre-injury systemic disease, psychiatric conditions and lower educational level were associated with functional impairment, lower generic and disease-specific HRQoL and mental health symptoms.

Conclusion: The rate of impairment and disability following TBI in older adults is substantial, and poorer outcomes across domains are associated with worse preinjury health. Nonetheless, a considerable number of patients fully or partially returns to their preinjury functioning. There should not be pessimism about outcomes in older adults who survive.

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Elsevier, 2022. Vol. 53, no 8, p. 2774-2782
Keywords [en]
Health care utilization, Health-related quality of life, Mental health, Older adults, Outcomes, Traumatic Brain Injury
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-99720DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.05.009ISI: 000834619400012PubMedID: 35725508Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85132842261OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-99720DiVA, id: diva2:1674631
Available from: 2022-06-22 Created: 2022-06-22 Last updated: 2022-08-22Bibliographically approved

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