title: Unmet service needs of persons with traumatic brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Assess unmet needs of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) 1 year after hospital discharge; compare perceived need with needs based on deficits (unrecognized need); determine major barriers to services; evaluate association of needs with satisfaction with life.
  
  
  METHODS
  Representative sample of 1830 community-dwelling persons with TBI aged 15 years and older.
  
  
  METHODS
  Perceived and unrecognized unmet needs, barriers to receiving services, and satisfaction with life as a function of met service needs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  35.2% of participants reported at least 1 unmet need, 51.5% had unrecognized needs, 47% reported at least 1 barrier to receiving help. Receipt of services significantly increased satisfaction with life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Many persons experiencing TBI report having unmet service needs 1 year after hospital discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. pickelse@musc.edu
authors.forename: E Elisabeth
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Pickelsimer
authors.forename: Anbesaw W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Selassie
authors.forename: Pat L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Sample
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: W Heinemann
authors.forename: Ja K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Veldheer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012042:Registries; D013022:South Carolina; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology