title: A Profile of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Within Home Care, Long-Term Care, Complex Continuing Care, and Institutional Mental Health Settings in a Publicly Insured Population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in home care, nursing homes, and complex continuing care settings in a national sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study using available Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI 2.0 and RAI Home Care [HC]) national databases in Canada from 1996 to 2011. The profile of people with TBI was compared with patients with and without prespecified neurological conditions within each setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adults 18 years and older identified with TBI (n = 10 878) and adult patients with other neurological (n = 422 300) and non-neurological (n = 571 567) conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Demographic and clinical characteristics, functional characteristics, mood and behavior, and treatment and medication variables. Data from Canadian home care (RAI-HC), mental health (RAI-MH), nursing home, and complex continuing care facilities (RAI Minimum Data Set 2.0).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients with TBI were significantly different on almost all items. They were among the youngest in care settings, and psychotropic drug use by this population was among the highest in at least 2 settings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data can inform the planning for appropriate care and resources for patients with TBI in a range of settings.
authors.affiliation: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Colantonio); Departments of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy (Dr Colantonio and Petgrave); Physical Therapy (Dr Berg); Graduate Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences (Drs Colantonio and Berg, and Hsueh) and School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Dr Hirdes).
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colantonio
authors.forename: Jayden
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Josian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petgrave
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hirdes
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration; D009864:Ontario