OBJECTIVES: To examine age-related differences in functional outcomes following traumatic brain injury. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE: Seventy-six patients admitted to a pediatric acute rehabilitation hospital were compared with 2548 adult patients in the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research-funded traumatic brain injury model systems national database. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Functional Independence Measure totals during inpatient rehabilitation. RESULTS: Increasing age was significantly associated with improved outcome in children and with poorer outcome in adults. CONCLUSION: The relationship between age and functional outcome is different within different age groups (pediatric vs adult), and the effect of moderating variables differs by age group.
OBJECTIVES: To examine age-related differences in functional outcomes following traumatic brain injury. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE: Seventy-six patients admitted to a pediatric acute rehabilitation hospital were compared with 2548 adult patients in the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research-funded traumatic brain injury model systems national database. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Functional Independence Measure totals during inpatient rehabilitation. RESULTS: Increasing age was significantly associated with improved outcome in children and with poorer outcome in adults. CONCLUSION: The relationship between age and functional outcome is different within different age groups (pediatric vs adult), and the effect of moderating variables differs by age group.
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