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

• Main Authors: Mohamed Ludin, Salizar, Abdul Rashid, Nor'ain
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/105748/1/105748_Health-related%20quality.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105748/2/105748_Health-related%20quality_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105748/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S113086211930227X?via%3Dihub

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.