title: Severity of injury and service utilization following traumatic brain injury: the first 3 months.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the medical and rehabilitation service use of model systems by brain injured participants 1 to 3 months postdischarge from inpatient rehabilitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective follow-up study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Georgia Model Brain Injury System (GAMBIS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-three GAMBIS subjects consenting to participate in the utilization substudy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Receipt of services and intensity of service use.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chi-square analysis of receipt of services by severity of injury.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The likelihood of service use did not vary with severity of injury. Data suggest that intensity of service use was a function of injury severity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Subjects with mild and moderate injuries were as likely to use a range of medical and rehabilitation services during the 3-month postdischarge period as those with severe injuries. Traditional rehabilitation services, such as physical therapy, were far more likely to be used, than nontraditional services, such as psychological counseling, in spite of the high level of cognitive and social disability associated with traumatic brain injury.
authors.affiliation: The Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. vphiloi@sph.emory.edu
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Arlene I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Greenspan
authors.forename: Anthony Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Stringer
authors.forename: Anna K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Stroble
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lehtonen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013997:Time Factors