Prevalence of traumatic brain injury among the guests at a low-barrier homeless shelter
| Autor: | Jason Adam Wasserman, Nicholas Benjamin Ang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Moderate to severe
medicine.medical_specialty Traumatic brain injury Population lcsh:Medicine General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Head trauma 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Brain Injuries Traumatic Prevalence Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry education lcsh:Science (General) lcsh:QH301-705.5 education.field_of_study 030505 public health business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine medicine.disease Research Note lcsh:Biology (General) Homeless shelter Ill-Housed Persons Housing 0305 other medical science business lcsh:Q1-390 |
| Zdroj: | BMC Research Notes, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021) BMC Research Notes |
| ISSN: | 1756-0500 |
| Popis: | Objective This study aimed at determining the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) among guests staying at a low-barrier homeless shelter who represent an especially vulnerable subset of individuals experiencing homelessness. Results A total of 21 out of 35 shelter guests participated in the survey. We found that 17 (81.0%) had experienced at least one traumatic brain injury in their lifetime and 15 (71.3%) had TBI associated with loss of consciousness. In addition, 7 (33.3%) of the participants had experienced TBIs rated as moderate to severe. Of the participants with head trauma history, 16 (94.1%) experienced their injury before their first onset of homelessness. Compared to both the general population and the broader population of individuals experiencing homelessness, those in this sample were significantly more likely to experience TBI (95% CI 0.0000:0.2857; p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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