Understanding of long-term impact of severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivors during recovery following Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission: a follow-up study in two neuro - center hospitals

• Main Authors: Abdul Rashid, Nor'ain, Mohamed Ludin, Salizar, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Awang, Mohamed Saufi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: Nursing Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 2017
• Subjects: RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58012/2/USM%20NNC%202017_AIN.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58012/13/58012_UNDERSTANDING%20OF%20LONG-TERM%20IMPACT.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58012/; http://www.ppsk.usm.my/usmnncon2017/

Background of Study: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major medical and socioeconomic problem and is the leading cause of death in children and young adults. The study concluded that subjects with severe TBI shows physical and functional improvement but remain with cognitive and psycho-social probl...