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Outcome after mild traumatic brain injury: an examination of recruitment bias
- Source :
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. 74(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Objectives: Research concerning the natural history after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) faces a number of methodological challenges, including those related to subject recruitment. The aim of this study was to determine whether subjects who agree to participate in longitudinal research differ from those who do not. The presence of identifiable, selective factors operating during recruitment may be an important source of systematic bias. In Canada, given the presence of universal healthcare coverage, this issue can be examined using population based, administrative databases to obtain information about a cohort that was approached for study enrolment, regardless of whether they ultimately agreed to participate. Methods: A sample of 626 consecutive patients with mild TBI was invited to enrol in TBI outcome research. Those who agreed to participate (n=272) were compared with those who refused (n=354) on demographic, past health, and injury related variables. Thereafter, using encrypted health card data, the two groups were contrasted with respect to pre-injury and post-injury healthcare utilisation. Results: No premorbid differences between the groups emerged. However, all early indices of TBI severity were significantly worse for the participants group (p
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- Adult
Male
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Adolescent
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Comorbidity
Severity of Illness Index
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Trauma Centers
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Humans
Glasgow Coma Scale
Longitudinal Studies
Selection Bias
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Psychiatry and Mental health
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Details
- ISSN :
- 00223050
- Volume :
- 74
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6c22a7ff2519461222ce0370666bf5e9