Some 13% of older adults are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a study by UC San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Health Care System
May 31 2024University of California - San Francisco Some 13% of older adults are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury , according to a study by UC San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Health Care System. These injuries are typically caused by falls from ground level.
The number of people 65 and older with TBI is shockingly high. We need evidence-based guidelines to inform post-discharge care of this very large Medicare population, and more research on post-TBI dementia prevention and repeat injury prevention." Earlier TBI studies have found that males, non-whites and those of lower socio-economic status were more likely to be diagnosed with TBI. But the current study found that females and whites were overrepresented among the 1,148 participants with TBI. While 58% of the HRS participants were female and 84% were white, among those with TBI, the figures were 64% and 89%. In addition, 31% of those with TBI were in the highest quartile of wealth, while 22% were in the lowest.
"While most TBIs in older people occur from falls at ground level, if you are in a wheelchair or bedbound, you don't have as many opportunities for traumatic injuries," she added. "It's also possible that participants with cognitive impairment are more limited in their activity and have less opportunity to fall."
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