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Title: Frequency and quality of return to study following traumatic brain injury.
Epworth Authors: Willmott, Catherine
Ponsford, Jennie
Downing, Marina
Carty, Meagan
Keywords: Traumatic Brain Injury
Return to Study
Posttraumatic Amnesia
Reduced Study Hours
Fatigue
Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
Issue Date: May-2014
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Citation: J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2014 May-Jun;29(3):248-56.
Abstract: Objective: To examine the frequency and experience of return to secondary or tertiary study over a 10-year period following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants: A group of 295 students with moderate to severe TBI followed prospectively. Setting: Epworth HealthCare TBI outpatient rehabilitation program follow-up clinic 1 to 10 years postinjury. Main Outcome Measures: Frequency of return to study. Also, for a subset, changes in course enrollment, utilization of additional educational supports, and experience of return to study postinjury. Results: Of those studying preinjury, 295 attended the follow-up clinic appointments, with 167 (56%) having returned to study. Those who did not return to study had significantly longer posttraumatic amnesia duration. The cross-sectional follow-up revealed that 60.4% were studying at 1 year postinjury, 37.5% at 2 years postinjury, 50.0% at 3 years postinjury, 31.1% at 5 years postinjury, and 2.0% at 10 years postinjury. Many had migrated into employment. A subsample of 95 participants reported on their educational experience. Of those, 28.7% changed their course enrollment from full-time to part-time. While supports such as tuition and special consideration were greatly increased postinjury, students reported the proportion of subjects passed of 79.0%. However, they experienced cognitive difficulties and fatigue and felt less satisfied with their studies. Conclusions: Return to study was relatively successful; however, this was associated with the experience of fatigue and need for far greater effort, assistance and reduced study hours, and somewhat less overall satisfaction.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11434/308
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000014
PubMed URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24413073
ISSN: 1550 509X
Journal Title: Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
Type: Journal Article
Affiliated Organisations: Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
Monash Psychology Centre, School of Psychology & Psychiatry, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
Type of Clinical Study or Trial: Cohort Study
Appears in Collections:Neurosciences
Rehabilitation

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