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The prevalence of traumatic brain injury in the homeless community in a UK city.
- Source :
- Brain Injury; Aug2012, Vol. 26 Issue 9, p1058-1064, 7p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Primary objective: The main aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of traumatic brain injury in a sample of homeless individuals. Research design: The researchers employed a cross-sectional survey design and contacted 12 organizations providing services for homeless individuals across a city in the UK. Methods and procedures: The sample included 100 homeless participants (75 males and 25 females) who met the inclusion criteria. A matched control group ( n = 100) of individuals who were not homeless was also recruited. A questionnaire was administered to all participants to elicit information relating to history of possible traumatic brain injury. Main outcomes and results: Results indicated that a significantly higher number of homeless participants (48%) reported a history of traumatic brain injury than control participants (21%). Of those homeless participants, 90% indicated they had sustained their first traumatic brain injury before they were homeless. Conclusions: These findings suggest that rates of traumatic brain injury are much higher among the homeless population than in the general population and that sustaining a traumatic brain injury may be a risk factor for homelessness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMPLICATIONS of brain injuries
BRAIN injuries
CHI-squared test
COGNITION
COGNITION disorders
COMPARATIVE studies
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research
ETHNIC groups
HOMELESS persons
HOMELESSNESS
METROPOLITAN areas
PROBABILITY theory
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
SELF-evaluation
SURVEYS
U-statistics
EDUCATIONAL attainment
CROSS-sectional method
SEVERITY of illness index
CASE-control method
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02699052
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Brain Injury
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 77633457
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2012.667595