Good Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Patients One Year after mTBI despite Incomplete Recovery: An Indication of the Disability Paradox?
In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, Jg. 13 (2024-05-01), Heft 9, S. 2655-2655
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Background: Older adults (OAs) with mild traumatic brain injury (OA-mTBI) are a growing population, but studies on long-term outcomes and quality of life are scarce. Our aim was to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in OA-mTBI one year after injury and to assess the early predictors of HRQoL. Methods: Data from a prospective follow-up study of 164 older (≥60 years) and 289 younger mTBI patients (Results: One year post-injury, 80% (n = 131) of the OA-mTBI rated their HRQoL as “good” or “very good”, which was comparable to younger patients (79% (n = 226), p = 0.72). Incomplete recovery (GOSE p = 0.01). In the multivariable analyses, only depression-related symptoms (OR = 1.20 for each symptom, 95% CI = 1.01–1.34, p < 0.01) were predictors of poor HRQoL in OA-mTBI. Conclusions: Similar to younger patients, most OA-mTBI rated their HRQoL as good at one year after injury, although a considerable proportion showed incomplete recovery according to the GOSE, suggesting a disability paradox. Depression-related symptoms emerged as a significant predictor for poor HRQoL and can be identified as an early target for treatment after mTBI.
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Good Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Patients One Year after mTBI despite Incomplete Recovery: An Indication of the Disability Paradox?
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Coffeng, Sophie M. ; Amaal Eman Abdulle ; Harm J. van der Horn ; Myrthe E. de Koning ; Jan C. ter Maaten ; Spikman, Jacoba M. ; Joukje van der Naalt |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Clinical Medicine, Jg. 13 (2024-05-01), Heft 9, S. 2655-2655 |
Veröffentlichung: | MDPI AG, 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2077-0383 (print) |
DOI: | 10.3390/jcm13092655 |
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