Abstract
Due to advancements in emergency evacuation procedures and neurosurgical techniques, more patients with brain injury (BI) can survive cerebral injury and regain a satisfactory degree of recovery through rehabilitation. Their improvement in physical and cognitive functions can facilitate their reintegration into the community, especially their return to work (RTW). Different factors were reported to affect this rate of RTW in previous studies. This retrospective study thus aimed to investigate the role of demographic data, the severity of injury, residual physical deficits, activities of daily living, and cognitive function using a stepwise discriminant function analysis (DFA). Data sets for 79 persons with BI were retrieved so as to identify predictors of their vocational outcomes upon discharge and during a follow-up period. The stepwise DFA revealed that the discharge score on the Disability Rating Scale (DRS), the attention-subtest of the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (NCSE) or Cognistat, and pre-morbid occupation were significant predictors that correctly classified 65.8% of the subjects.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 333-340 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Work |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2005 |
Keywords
- Brain injury
- Outcomes
- Prediction
- Rehabilitation
- Return to work
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Rehabilitation