- Title
- Persistent symptoms and activity changes three months after mild traumatic brain injury
- Creator
- Cooksley, Rebecca; Maguire, Emma; Lannin, Natasha; Unsworth, Carolyn; Farquhar, Michelle
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/182412
- Identifier
- vital:16104
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12457
- Identifier
- ISBN:0045-0766 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Background/aim: Approximately, 80% of traumatic brain injuries are considered mild in severity. Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may cause temporary or persisting impairments that can adversely affect an individual's ability to participate in daily occupations and life roles. This study aimed to identify symptoms, factors predicting level of symptoms and functional and psycho-social outcomes for participants with mTBI three months following injury. Method: Patients discharged from the Emergency Department of a major metropolitan hospital with a diagnosis of mTBI were contacted by telephone three months after injury. An interview with two questionnaires was administered: The Concussion Symptom Inventory (CSI) Scale and the Rivermead Head Injury Follow-Up Questionnaire (RHIFUQ). Data obtained were used to determine the type and prevalence of post-concussion symptoms and their impact on activity change. Results: Sixty-three people with mTBI participated in the study. The majority of participants (81%) reported that all symptoms had resolved within the three-month time frame. Of those still experiencing symptoms, workplace fatigue (22%) and an inability to maintain previous workload/standards (17%) were reported. Conclusion: There is a small, but clinically significant, subgroup of patients who continue to experience symptoms three-month post-mTBI. Symptoms experienced beyond the expected three-month recovery timeframe have the potential to adversely affect an individual's ability to participate in daily occupation and return to work. © 2018 Occupational Therapy Australia. **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “Carolyn Unsworthy” is provided in this record**
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Relation
- Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Vol. 65, no. 3 (2018), p. 168-175
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright ©2018 Occupational Therapy Australia
- Subject
- 4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science; 4203 Health Services and Systems; Neurology; Rehabilitation services; Traumatic brain injury
- Reviewed
- Funder
- NAL was supported by a fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council. No funding for this research was provided.
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