Health-related quality of life after 6 months post-injury on severe traumatic brain injury: a cohort study in two Malaysian hospitals

Mohamed Ludin, Salizar and Abdul Rashid, Nor'ain (2019) Health-related quality of life after 6 months post-injury on severe traumatic brain injury: a cohort study in two Malaysian hospitals. Enfermería Clínica, 29. pp. 674-680. ISSN 1130-8621 E-ISSN 1579-2013

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Abstract

Objective Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors show physical and functional improvement but remain with the cognitive and psycho-social problem through our recovery. This study aims to measure the health-related quality of life of TBI survivors within 6 months post-injury. Method A cohort study was conducted where 33 severe TBI survivors recruited at two tertiary hospitals. The health-related quality of life was measured using the Quality of Life after Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) tool. Results Participants mean age was 31.79 years old. The impaired range of health-related quality of life on 6 months post-injury seen, but an improvement occurs within 3–6 months post-injury. Conclusions Age and ventilation duration showed a moderate negative correlation in all domains and length of hospital stay showed a moderate negative correlation to social, daily life and self-domains. Nevertheless, small sample size and time constraint were the limitations of this study.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Brain injury; Quality of life; Head injury; Health-related quality of life; Survivor
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Nursing Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Critical Care Nursing
Depositing User:	Dr Nor'ain Abdul Rashid
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2023 09:46
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2023 09:46
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/105748

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