title: Quality of life of victims of traumatic brain injury six months after the trauma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to describe the quality of life of victims of traumatic brain injury six months after the event and to show the relationship between the results observed and the clinical, sociodemographic and return to productivity data.
  
  
  METHODS
  data were analyzed from 47 victims assisted in a trauma reference hospital in the municipality of Aracaju and monitored in an outpatient neurosurgery clinic. The data were obtained through analysis of the patient records and structured interviews, with the application of the World Health Organization Quality of Life, brief version, questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the victims presented positive perceptions of their quality of life, and the physical domain presented the highest mean value (68.4±22.9). Among the sociodemographic characteristics, a statistically significant correlation was found between marital status and the psychological domain. However, the return to productivity was related to all the domains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the return to productivity was an important factor for the quality of life of the victims of traumatic brain injury and should direct the public policies in promoting the health of these victims.
authors: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. ritavieira@usp.br
authors: Rita de Cássia Almeida
authors: Rde C
authors: Vieira
authors: Edilene Curvelo
authors: EC
authors: Hora
authors: Daniel Vieira de
authors: DV
authors: de Oliveira
authors: Maria do Carmo de Oliveira
authors: Mdo C
authors: Ribeiro
authors: Regina Márcia Cardoso
authors: RM
authors: de Sousa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult