title: Differential profiles for patients with traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To profile the demographic, clinical and environmental characteristics of persons with acquired brain injury receiving inpatient rehabilitation services in Canada.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study utilizes data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information's National Rehabilitation Reporting System, between April 2001 and March 2006. The data were collected from publicly insured institutions providing inpatient rehabilitation across Canada. The main outcome measures examined were demographic and clinical characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adults with brain injury by traumatic (n=2675) vs non-traumatic causes (n=2759).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Approximately half of acquired brain injury patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation had non-traumatic causes of brain injury. Traumatic brain injury patients were more likely to be younger, male, from rural areas, and to make greater gains in rehabilitation. Differences were found in the types and numbers of comorbidities. However, patients from these 2 groups had similar lengths of rehabilitation stay.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings support a differential profile of patients by brain injury aetiology. This has relevance for staff training, resource allocation and future research.
authors.affiliation: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. angela.colantonio@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colantonio
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayley
authors.forename: Raisa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deber
authors.forename: Junlang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Hwan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult