title: Sex-Specific Predictors of Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury.
abstract: To identify sex-specific predictors of inpatient rehabilitation outcomes among patients with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a population-based perspective.
  
  
  
  Retrospective cohort study.
  
  
  
  Inpatient rehabilitation.
  
  
  
  Patients in inpatient rehabilitation for a TBI within 1 year of acute care discharge between 2008/2009 and 2011/2012 (N=1730, 70% men, 30% women).
  
  
  
  None.
  
  
  
  Inpatient rehabilitation length of stay, total FIM score, and motor and cognitive FIM ratings at discharge.
  
  
  
  Sex, as a covariate in multivariable linear regression models, was not a significant predictor of rehabilitation outcomes. Although many of the predictors examined were similar across men and women, sex-specific multivariable models identified some predictors of rehabilitation outcome that are specific for men and women; mechanism of injury (P<.0001) was a significant predictor of functional outcome only among women, whereas comorbidities (P<.0001) was a significant predictor for men only.
  
  
  
  Predictors of outcomes after inpatient rehabilitation differed by sex, providing evidence for a sex-specific approach in planning and resource allocation for inpatient rehabilitation services for patients with TBI.
authors.affiliation: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Electronic address: vincy.chan@uhn.ca.
authors.forename: Vincy
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Tatyana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mollayeva
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ottenbacher
authors.affiliation: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colantonio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Brain injuries; International Classification of Diseases; Rehabilitation
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