Alicia A Swan1, Jeremy T Nelson2, Terri K Pogoda3,4, Megan E Amuan5, Faith W Akin6,7, Mary Jo Pugh1,8,9. 1. a South Texas Veterans Health Care System , San Antonio , TX , USA. 2. b Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence , San Antonio , TX , USA. 3. c Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research , VA Boston Healthcare System , Boston , MA , USA. 4. d Boston University School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA. 5. e Center for Health Care Organization and Implementation Research , Edith Nourse Rogers VA Medical Center , Bedford , MA , USA. 6. f James H Quillen VA Medical Center , Mountain Home , TN , USA. 7. g Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology , East Tennessee State University , Johnson City , TN , USA. 8. h Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio , San Antonio , TX , USA. 9. i Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Sciences Center (IDEAS 2.0) VA Salt Lake City Health Care System and Department of Internal Medicine , University of Utah , USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of sensory dysfunction (i.e. auditory, visual, vestibular, chemosensory and multiple sensory problems) and explore associations with traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity and injury mechanism among deployed Post-9/11 Veterans. METHODS: This retrospective cohort analysis used Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs diagnostic codes and administrative data. RESULTS: Among the 570,248 Veterans in this cohort, almost 23% had at least one diagnosis of sensory dysfunction. In the multinomial regression analysis, the odds of all types of sensory dysfunction were greater among those with any TBI relative to those with no TBI. The odds for auditory or multisensory problems were higher among those that indicated exposure to blast. In particular, exposure to quaternary blast injury (e.g. crush, respiratory and burn injuries) was associated with increased odds for auditory, visual, vestibular and multisensory problems. CONCLUSIONS: Sensory problems affect a substantial number of deployed Post-9/11 Veterans and are more common among those with TBI or with exposure to deployment-related blast exposure. Because sensory problems profoundly impact quality of life, their identification and enhanced education and therapy are vital tools to improve prognosis for these relatively young Veterans.
OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of sensory dysfunction (i.e. auditory, visual, vestibular, chemosensory and multiple sensory problems) and explore associations with traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity and injury mechanism among deployed Post-9/11 Veterans. METHODS: This retrospective cohort analysis used Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs diagnostic codes and administrative data. RESULTS: Among the 570,248 Veterans in this cohort, almost 23% had at least one diagnosis of sensory dysfunction. In the multinomial regression analysis, the odds of all types of sensory dysfunction were greater among those with any TBI relative to those with no TBI. The odds for auditory or multisensory problems were higher among those that indicated exposure to blast. In particular, exposure to quaternary blast injury (e.g. crush, respiratory and burn injuries) was associated with increased odds for auditory, visual, vestibular and multisensory problems. CONCLUSIONS: Sensory problems affect a substantial number of deployed Post-9/11 Veterans and are more common among those with TBI or with exposure to deployment-related blast exposure. Because sensory problems profoundly impact quality of life, their identification and enhanced education and therapy are vital tools to improve prognosis for these relatively young Veterans.
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Brain injury; Iraq and Afghanistan Wars; Veteran; health care; sensory
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