title: Prediction of employment outcome one to three years following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
abstract: The current study investigated the relationship between age, education (EDUC), pre-injury productivity (PIP), Glasgow Coma Scale score, and a functional rating score at admittance and discharge from rehabilitation (Disability Rating Scale [DRS]) to employment status at one to three years following traumatic brain injury. EDUC, admit DRS, discharge DRS, and PIP all correlated significantly with follow-up employment status, 0.29, -0.32, -0.36, and 0.25 respectively. All possible combinations were then evaluated by Mallow's Cp statistic. The best fitting model was then used in a discriminant function analysis. The discriminant function correctly classified 84% of the employed subjects, 66% of the unemployed, and 75% across both groups. The current results compare favourably with those obtained in previous studies.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gollaher
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: High
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sherer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bergloff
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boake
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ivanhoe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome