Incidence of long-term disability following traumatic brain injury hospitalization, United States, 2003.
OBJECTIVE
Develop and validate a predictive model of the incidence of long-term disability following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and obtain national estimates for the United States in 2003. DATA/METHODS: A logistic regression model was built, using a population-based sample of persons with TBI from the South Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Follow-up Registry. The regression coefficients were applied to the 2003 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project-Nationwide Inpatient Sample data to estimate the incidence of long-term disability following traumatic brain injury hospitalization.


RESULTS
Among 288,009 (95% CI, 287,974-288,043) hospitalized TBI survivors in the United States in 2003, an estimated 124,626 (95% CI, 123,706-125,546) had developed long-term disability.


CONCLUSIONS
TBI-related disability is a significant public health problem in the United States. The substantial incidence suggests the need for comprehensive rehabilitative care and services to maximize the potential of persons with TBI.
Selassie
Anbesaw W
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Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Zaloshnja
Eduard
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Langlois
Jean A
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Miller
Ted
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Jones
Paul
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Steiner
Claudia
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D012372:ROC Curve; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology