NURSING HOME RESIDENCY AFTER HEAD INJURY

A survey of 93 nursing homes in and near Rhode Island in May 1982 identified all head-injured patients who were State residents. Nineteen were identified, of whom ten were injured in motor vehicle crashes. The median age was 35 years. The median time since injury was 3 years and increased with age. The prevalence of such patients was 2 per 100,000 population. Except for a recent survey by the Connecticut Department of Health, little is known about the prevalence or duration of nursing home residency after head injury. To obtain such data, nursing homes in and near Rhode Island were surveyed for State residents who were patients because of head injury.

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• Authors:
  • Fife, D
  • Hollinshead, W
  • Faich, G
• Publication Date: 1985-5

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 336-340
• Serial:
  • Public Health Reports
  • Volume: 100
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: U.S. Public Health Service
  • ISSN: 0090-2918
  • Serial URL: http://www.publichealthreports.org/index.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Data collection; Head; Hospitals; Injuries; Patents; Surveys; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries; Nursing homes
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450955
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 000
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM