Predictors of six-month inability to return to work in previously employed subjects after mild traumatic brain injury: A TRACK-TBI pilot study.
John K YueRyan Rl PhelpsDebra D HemmerlePavan S UpadhyayulaEthan A WinklerHansen DengDiana ChangMary J VassarSabrina R TaylorDavid M SchnyerHester F LingsmaAva M PuccioEsther L YuhPratik MukherjeeMichael C HuangLaura B NgwenyaAlex B ValadkaAmy J MarkowitzDavid O OkonkwoGeoffrey T Manleynull nullPublished in: Journal of concussion (2021)
Three-month post-injury is an important time point at which RTW status and PCS should be assessed, as both are prognostic markers for six-month RTW. Clinicians should be particularly vigilant of patients who present with emotional symptoms, and patients with symptoms across multiple PCS categories, as these patients are at further risk of inability to RTW and may benefit from targeted evaluation and support.