| Title: |
Return to driving within 5 years of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury. |
| Authors: |
Novack TA; Labbe D; Grote M; Carlson N; Sherer M; Arango-Lasprilla JC; Bushnik T; Cifu D; Powell JM; Ripley D; Seel RT |
| Source: |
Brain Injury; Mar2010, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p464-471, 8p |
| Abstract: |
Primary objective: To examine return to driving and variables associated with that activity in a longitudinal database. Research design: Retrospective analysis of a large, national database. Methods and procedures: The sample was comprised of people with predominantly moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) enrolled in the TBI Model System national database at 16 centres and followed at 1 ( n = 5942), 2 ( n = 4628) and 5 ( n = 2324) years after injury. Main outcomes and results: Respondents were classified as driving or not driving at each follow-up interval. Five years after injury, half the sample had returned to driving. Those with less severe injuries were quicker to return to driving, but, by 5 years, severity was not a factor. Those who were driving expressed a higher life satisfaction. Functional status at rehabilitation discharge, age at injury, race, pre-injury residence, pre-injury employment status and education level were associated with the odds of a person driving. Conclusions: Half of those with a moderate-severe TBI return to driving within 5 years and most of those within 1 year of injury. Driving is associated with increased life satisfaction. There are multiple factors that contribute to return to driving that do not relate to actual driving ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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