title: [Clinical profile in subjects with acquired brain injury in chronic phase in a social and health care center].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are few resources for acquired brain injury (ABI) in post-hospitalary phase in our country. At this level of carefulness, Personal Autonomy Promotion Center in Bergondo contemplates like a social and health care resource in order to facilitate community integration in subjects with ABI. AIMS. To describe clinical profile in the subjects admitted in our unit, and to assess intervention possibilities with clinico-functional recovery goals in the chronic phases in ABI.
  
  
  METHODS
  . Sample of 105 subjects admitted in our center until December 2010. 86 men and 19 women, with a mean age of 32.16 years old and a most frequent evolution time of less than 5 years (64.76%). Variables collected were: sex, age, etiology, evolution time, personality changes diagnosis, admission FIM, previous participation in rehabilitation programmes and have recovery goals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main etiology was traumatic brain injury (62.5%). The 54.28% of the subjects was taking physical rehabilitation at the moment of admission, while the 49.52% had participated in neuropsychological interventions. Physical recovery goals were identified in the 42.85% of the subjects and the 78.09% had goals in neuropsychology field.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinical profile observed was young man with sequelae caused by a traumatic brain injury suffered in last five years, who has received poor neuropsychological care and that still takes physiotherapy treatment.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Daño Cerebral Adquirido, Centro de Promoción de Autonomía Personal de Bergondo, Imserso, Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad. Bergondo, A Coruña. srubiala@imserso.es
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rubial-Álvarez
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veiga-Suárez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011580:Psychological Techniques; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult