Association Between Self-Reported Disability and Lifetime History of Traumatic Brain Injury With Loss of Consciousness Among Veterans and Nonveterans in North Carolina

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• Alternative Title:
  J Head Trauma Rehabil
• Personal Author:
  Sarmiento, Kelly ; Waltzman, Dana ; Daugherty, Jill ; Okoro, Catherine A. ; Proescholdbell, Scott
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Compared with civilians, service members and veterans who have a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more likely to experience poorer physical and mental health. To investigate this further, this article examines the association between self-reported history of TBI with loss of consciousness and living with 1 or more current disabilities (ie, serious difficulty with hearing, vision, cognition, or mobility; any difficulty with self-care or independent living) for both veterans and nonveterans.
  
  Methods:
  
  A cross-sectional study using data from the North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 4733 veterans and nonveterans aged 18 years and older.
  
  Results:
  
  Approximately 34.7% of veterans residing in North Carolina reported having a lifetime history of TBI compared with 23.6% of nonveterans. Veterans reporting a lifetime history of TBI had a 1.4 times greater risk of also reporting living with a current disability (adjusted prevalence ratiocompared with nonveterans. The most common types of disabilities reported were mobility, cognitive, and hearing. = 1.4; 95% confidence interval, 1.2–1.8)
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Compared with nonveterans, veterans who reported a lifetime history of TBI had an increased risk of reporting a current disability. Future studies, such as longitudinal studies, may further explore this to inform the development of interventions.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Brain Injuries, Traumatic Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Self Report Unconsciousness Veterans
• Source:
  J Head Trauma Rehabil. 37(6):E428-E437
• Pubmed ID:
  35125429
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9339579
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c382fe147ebf84408cc94cd4982b0f376c9cdd2c96ff5f41099803c360772215
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/119849/cdc_119849_DS1.pdf
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