Abstract
Objective: To examine perceived injustice and its associations with self-reported symptoms and return to work at 3months after injury in a prospectively recruited sample of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Design: Observational study. Setting: TBI outpatient unit. Participants: Adult patients aged 18 to 68 years with mTBI (n = 100) or orthopedic injury ([OI]; n = 34). Main Measures: The Injustice Experience Questionnaire (IEQ) and its associations with the Rivermead Post Concussion Questionnaire (RPQ), Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II), PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C), and Pain Visual Analog Scale (PVAS). Information on injury-related characteristics, compensation seeking and litigation, and return-to-work status was also collected. Results: Median IEQ total score was 3 (range, 0-23) in the mTBI group and 2.5 (range, 0-25) in the OI group. In the mTBI group, IEQ was significantly correlated with RPQ (rs = 0.638, P
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | E157-E164 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISSN | 0885-9701 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2022 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 3112 Neurosciences
- Mild traumatic brain injury
- perceived injustice
- postconcussion symptoms
- return to work
- 3124 Neurology and psychiatry
- mild traumatic brain injury
- perceived injustice
- postconcussion symptoms
- return to work
- HEAD-INJURY
- RISK-FACTORS
- SYMPTOMS
- DISABILITY
- PAIN
- COMPENSATION
- INDIVIDUALS
- ATTRIBUTION
- OUTCOMES
- RETURN