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dc.contributor.authorSøberg, Helene L.
dc.contributor.authorRøe, Cecilie
dc.contributor.authorAnke, Audny
dc.contributor.authorArango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.authorSkandsen, Toril
dc.contributor.authorSveen, Unni
dc.contributor.authorvon Steinbuchel, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorAndelic, Nada
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-11T07:02:07Z
dc.date.available2014-03-11T07:02:07Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To assess health-related quality of life in individuals with severe traumatic brain injury at 12 months post-injury, applying the Quality of Life after Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) instrument, and to study the relationship between injury-related factors, post-injury functioning and health-related quality of life. Design/subjects: The study is part of a prospective, Norwegian multicentre study of adults (≥ 16 years old) with severe traumatic brain injury, as defined by a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3–8 during the first 24 h post-injury. A total of 126 patients were included. METHODS: Socio-demographic data and injury severity variables were collected. Functioning at 3 and 12 months was assessed with the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE), the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), the Rivermead Post-concussion Questionnaire (RPQ), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Hierarchical regression analysis was applied. RESULTS: Mean QOLIBRI score was 68.5 (standard deviation = 18.8). Predictors of the QOLIBRI in the final regression model were: employment status (p = 0.05), GOSE (p = 0.05), RPQ (p < 0.001) and HADS (p < 0.001). The adjusted R2 showed that the model explained 64.0% of the variance in the QOLIBRI score. CONCLUSION: Symptom pressure and global functioning in the sub-acute phase of traumatic brain injury and psychological distress in the post-acute phase are important for health-related quality of life at 12 months post-injury. These domains should be the focus in rehabilitation aiming to improve health-related quality of life in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine 45(2013) nr. 8 s. 785-791en
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1057592
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1158
dc.identifier.issn1650-1977
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/5927
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_5624
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherJournal of Rehabilitation Medicineen
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en
dc.titleHealth-related Quality of Life 12 months after severe traumatic brain injury: A prospective nationwide cohort studyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
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dc.typePeer revieweden


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