Abstract

Approximately 70-90% of traumatic brain injuries are mild, with a worldwide incidence greater than 600 per 100,000 people. Previous studies of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have not included child perspectives or children discharged from the Emergency Department.

This study evaluates, from perspectives of children and their proxies, whether children who have sustained an mTBI return to pre-injury levels of HRQoL by 1-month post-injury and whether their HRQoL is different from that of mild non-brain injured or uninjured children at either time point. It also compares child/proxy dyad ratings of the child's HRQoL.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3388093; ProQuest document ID: 305138244. The author still retains copyright.

Pamela Pieper

Author Details

Pamela Pieper, PhD, ARNP, PPCNP-BC, TCRN, FAANP

Sigma Membership

Lambda Rho at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cohort

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Traumatic Brain Injuries, Injured Children, TBI Recovery

Advisor

Mary Bear

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Barry University

Degree Year

2009

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-05-15

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