TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of satisfaction with life in veterans after traumatic brain injury
T2 - A VA TBI model systems study
AU - Gause, Leah R.
AU - Finn, Jacob A.
AU - Lamberty, Greg J.
AU - Tang, Xinyu
AU - Stevens, Lillian Flores
AU - Eapen, Blessen C.
AU - Nakase-Richardson, Risa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Objective: To identify predictors of satisfaction with life in Veterans 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Setting: The VA TBI Model Systems (TBIMS) project includes 5 Veterans Affairs (VA) Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers. Participants: Veterans enrolled in the VA TBIMS study who completed the Satisfaction With Life Scale at year 1 follow-up. The sample is largely male (96%) and Caucasian (72%), with a median age of 27 years upon enrollment. Design: Prospective observational cohort study measuring including demographics (eg, education), preinjury variables (eg, mental health history and employment), and military variables (eg, injury during deployment and injury during active duty status). Main Outcome Measure: Satisfaction With Life Scale. Results: Multivariate regression analyses revealed that age, marital status, preinjury employment status, preinjury mental health history, and active duty status at the time of injury were significant predictors of life satisfaction at year 1 follow-up. Conclusions: Results of this study suggest that satisfaction with life in Veterans with TBI is mediated by several factors that might inform rehabilitation interventions and discharge recommendations. Preinjury variables and active duty status (a unique aspect of the Veteran population) influence life satisfaction at 1 year postinjury. Limitations and future clinical implications will be discussed.
AB - Objective: To identify predictors of satisfaction with life in Veterans 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Setting: The VA TBI Model Systems (TBIMS) project includes 5 Veterans Affairs (VA) Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers. Participants: Veterans enrolled in the VA TBIMS study who completed the Satisfaction With Life Scale at year 1 follow-up. The sample is largely male (96%) and Caucasian (72%), with a median age of 27 years upon enrollment. Design: Prospective observational cohort study measuring including demographics (eg, education), preinjury variables (eg, mental health history and employment), and military variables (eg, injury during deployment and injury during active duty status). Main Outcome Measure: Satisfaction With Life Scale. Results: Multivariate regression analyses revealed that age, marital status, preinjury employment status, preinjury mental health history, and active duty status at the time of injury were significant predictors of life satisfaction at year 1 follow-up. Conclusions: Results of this study suggest that satisfaction with life in Veterans with TBI is mediated by several factors that might inform rehabilitation interventions and discharge recommendations. Preinjury variables and active duty status (a unique aspect of the Veteran population) influence life satisfaction at 1 year postinjury. Limitations and future clinical implications will be discussed.
KW - Quality of life
KW - Traumatic brain injury
KW - United States Department of Veterans Affairs
KW - Veterans
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U2 - 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000309
DO - 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000309
M3 - Article
C2 - 28520659
AN - SCOPUS:85025174741
SN - 0885-9701
VL - 32
SP - 255
EP - 263
JO - Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
JF - Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
IS - 4
ER -