Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Functional Outcome in Older Adults: Pain Interference But Not Cognition Mediates the Relationship Between Traumatic Injury and Functional Difficulties.
Camilla H HumeBiswadev MitraBradley J WrightGlynda J KinsellaPublished in: The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation (2022)
Three months after mild traumatic injury (with and without mTBI), patients 65 years and older had greater functional difficulties compared with noninjured peers. Pain interference, but not cognition, partially explained the impact of traumatic injury on functional outcomes. This highlights the importance of reducing pain interference for older patients after injury (including mTBI) to support better functional recovery.
Keyphrases
- mild traumatic brain injury
- chronic pain
- spinal cord injury
- neuropathic pain
- pain management
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mild cognitive impairment
- white matter
- prognostic factors
- spinal cord
- patient reported outcomes
- postoperative pain
- patient reported