Factors associated with awareness of vocational rehabilitation services after traumatic brain injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
W Sykes-HornW Yoels

Abstract

To determine the characteristics of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were aware of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services 1 year after hospital discharge. Medical record and longitudinal survey data on persons with TBI were analyzed using logistic regression and bivariate analyses. The study sample was drawn from a population-based sample of persons hospitalized in 1 of 8 hospitals in north-central Alabama. Criteria for inclusion were: (1) being at least 18 years of age or older when injured; (2) having sustained a TBI; (3) being discharged alive after a hospital stay of at least 3 days; (4) residing and having been injured in the state of Alabama; (5) participation in a 12-month follow-up interview. Patients' awareness of VR service programs and benefits. Awareness of VR service programs was associated with: (1) being Caucasian; (2) being more often employed at the time of injury; (3) being more often severely injured; and (4) more frequently receiving outpatient rehabilitation. Interventions should target non-Caucasians, those who were unemployed when injured, those less severely injured, and those not receiving outpatient rehabilitation services after hospital discharge. Periodic review of VR benefits with pati...Continue Reading

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