title: Community integration 2 years after moderate and severe traumatic brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine community integration by the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) 2 years after injury in a divided TBI sample of moderately and severely injured patients. The second aim was to identify social-demographic, injury-related and rehabilitation associated predictors of CIQ.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Outpatient follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-seven patients with moderate (n = 21) or severe (n = 36) TBI were examined with the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) at 2 years after injury. Possible predictors were analysed in a regression model using CIQ total score at 2 years as the outcome measure.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Community Integration Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At 2 years follow-up, there was significant difference between the moderately and severely injured patients in the productivity scores (p < 0.003), while difference in the total CIQ scores approached the significance level (p = 0.074). Significant predictors of a higher CIQ score were living with a spouse, higher Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in the acute phase, shorter Post-Traumatic Amnesia (PTA), longer rehabilitation stay (LOS) and use of rehabilitation service. Use of rehabilitation service (B = 7.766) and living with a spouse (B = 4.251) had the largest influence. This means that living with a spouse, better score on the GCS scale, shorter PTA, longer LOS and use of rehabilitation service after discharge equated to better community integration 2 years after TBI Conclusions: Two years after TBI the moderately injured patients have a higher productivity level than the severely injured patients. Marital status, injury severity and rehabilitation after injury were associated with community integration 2 years after TBI.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiotherapy, Oslo and Akershus University College , Oslo , Norway .
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandhaug
authors.forename: Nada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Andelic
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Langhammer
authors.forename: Aase
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mygland
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015331:Cohort Studies; D062309:Community Integration; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Community integration; rehabilitation; traumatic brain injury