Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2006):

Return to work following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury.

Full Abstract

PRIMARY

OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the role of cognitive functioning, fatigue, mood and behaviour in return to work (RTW) following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury.

DESIGN AND METHODS:
Between-groups comparisons were conducted with 20 participants who had RTW and 13 who had not. Participants were well matched for age, pre-morbid intellectual functioning, years of education, injury severity and time since injury.

OUTCOMES AND RESULTS:
The unemployed group reported significantly higher levels of fatigue and depression and significantly more problems on self-report questionnaires. A significantly higher proportion of this group was seeking compensation. No significant differences were obtained on neuropsychological measures of cognitive functioning.

CONCLUSIONS:
Mood, fatigue and behavioural problems may impede a person's ability to RTW. Subjective measures may be more superior to objective measures in predicting RTW. The litigation process may affect people's motivation to RTW.

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Author information

Author/s: McCrimmon, Sarah (S); Oddy, Michael (M);

Affiliation: West Kent Neurorehabilitation Unit, Sevenoaks Hospital, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK. smccrimmon(-atsign-)ukonline.co.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study

Journal: Brain injury : [BI] (Brain Inj), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 20 (issue 10) : pp 1037-46

Dates: Created 2006/10/24; Completed 2007/07/24;

PMID: 17060136, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent Adult Affect Brain Injuries - psychology; rehabilitation Cognition Compensation and Redress Depression - etiology Fatigue - etiology Female

Female Humans Job Satisfaction Male Middle Aged Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Socioeconomic Factors Trauma Severity Indices Unemployment - psychology

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