Pathways through rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury: preliminary results from an Irish study

DiscussionReferrals to rehabilitation services varied substantially in this cohort of TBI survivors with evidence to suggest that, overall, males experience greater impacts on quality of life than do females. These findings support the need to, a) increase political priority and resource allocation for rehabilitation services for TBI survivors in Ireland and b) further study gender differences in TBI survivor outcome.Key messagesSurvivors of moderate to severe brain injury in Ireland have very divergent, and often inadequate experiences of rehabilitation.There is some evidence that male survivors of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury face more challenges than do female survivors.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research