“…Past studies have reported employment rates that range from 8–72% in individuals with TBI during the first year after the injury [ 6 , 7 , 8 ]. Factors influencing employment status include age at the time of trauma [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ], gender [ 9 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 17 ], ethnicity [ 17 ], marital or partner relationship status prior to injury [ 9 , 15 , 18 , 19 , 20 ], education level [ 8 , 10 , 13 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ], previous employment status [ 8 , 10 , 13 , 15 , 18 , 21 , 23 , 24 , 25 ], occupation type [ 15 , 18 , 26 ], severity of the injury [ 8 , 11 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 18 , 23 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ], cognitive functioning [ 11 , 14 , 16 , 27 , 31 ], depression status [ ...…”