Injury severity measures for predicting return-to-work after a traumatic brain injury

Ding Kuo Chien, Hei Fen Hwang, Mau Roung Lin

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摘要

This study compared the ability of five injury severity measures, namely the Abbreviated Injury Scale to the Head (AIS-H), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE), and Injury Severity Score (ISS), to predict return-to-work after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Furthermore, factors potentially associated with return-to-work were investigated. In total, 207 individuals aged ≤65 years newly diagnosed with a TBI and employed at the time of injury were recruited and followed-up for 1 year by telephone every 3 months. A bivariate proportional hazards model analysis revealed that all five injury severity measures were significantly associated with return-to-work after a TBI. The AIS-H and non-head ISS explained 23.8% of the variation in the duration of returning to work from discharge after hospitalization for a TBI; similarly, the GCS, GOS, GOSE, and ISS respectively accounted for 4.7%, 21.4%, 12.9%, and 48.4% of the variation. A multivariable analysis revealed that individuals with higher injury severity as measured by the ISS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.94; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.92–0.97), a lack of autonomy in transportation (HR, 2.55; 95% CI, 1.23–5.32), cognitive impairment (HR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.28–0.79), and depression (HR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.95–0.99) were significantly less likely to be employed after a TBI. In conclusion, of the five injury severity measures, the ISS may be the most capable measure of predicting return-to-work after a TBI. In addition to injury severity, autonomy in transportation, cognitive function, and the depressive status may also influence the employment status during the first year after a TBI.
原文英語
頁(從 - 到)101-107
頁數7
期刊Accident Analysis and Prevention
98
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 1月 1 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 人因工程和人體工學
  • 安全、風險、可靠性和品質
  • 公共衛生、環境和職業健康
  • 法律

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