Factors Associated with Perceived Quality of Life Many Years After Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

The importance of designing ongoing support programs to further reintegrate TBI survivors several years after injury is discussed.

The Impact of Intensive Community Based Rehabilitation on Community Participation and Life Satisfaction Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

“…Heinemann and Whiteneck (1995) studied the relationship between disability, using the CIQ, and self reported life satisfaction among a sample of 758 individuals with TBI and found that both social integration and productivity were related to satisfaction with life. The positive productivity-life satisfaction relationship following TBI was also reported by Underhill et al (2003) in a study where persons employed post-injury reported higher life satisfaction over a 36-month follow-up period as well as in other studies (Steadman-Pare et al, 2001;O'Neill et al, 1998). In the present study, no statistically significant relationships were found between improvements in home integration activities, such as housework and cooking, and self reported life satisfaction.…”

Awareness of Community-Based Rehabilitation with a Focus on Public Health Centers

“…Therefore, this study aimed to identify the awareness of CBR with a focus on PHCs among current patients and discharged patients in the community in order to suggest the future direction of CBR. A previous study showed that emotional function is significantly associated with the quality of life scale among survivors of traumatic brain injury aged 8-24 years 22) .…”

Health status after traumatic injury

“…21 Availability of emotional support, including family support 22,23 and the ability to self-care (i.e. greater independenct in physical functioning) have also been proposed as potentially modificable factors that affect recovery after traumatic injury.…”

“…greater independenct in physical functioning) have also been proposed as potentially modificable factors that affect recovery after traumatic injury. 6,23 However, little is known about the trajectory of these factors over time. To date, few post-acute care factors have been examined thoroughly, despite the potential utility of these variables.…”