Utilization and Cost of Health Services in Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury. Glob J Health Sci 2015 Apr 19;7(6):156-69
Date
07/15/2015Pubmed ID
26153156Pubmed Central ID
PMC4803849DOI
10.5539/gjhs.v7n6p156Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84947293015 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 41 CitationsAbstract
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has gained attention in the past decade as a "signature injury" in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. TBI is a major burden for both the military and civilian population in the US and worldwide. It is a leading cause of death and disability in the US and a major health services resource burden. We seek to answer two questions. What is the evidence regarding the association of TBI with health services utilization and costs in the US and worldwide? What is the evidence regarding racial/ethnic, gender, geographic, socio-economic and other disparities in health services utilization and cost in the US and worldwide? To attain this goal we searched several databases using key words to perform a systematic review of the literature since 2000. We found 36 articles to be eligible for inclusion in the review. The evidence demonstrates a wide variation in health services utilization and costs depending on population of study and severity of TBI. The evidence also supports the existence of racial/ethnic, gender, insurance, geographic disparities in the US as well as other unique disparities worldwide.
Author List
Dismuke CE, Walker RJ, Egede LEAuthors
Leonard E. Egede MD Center Director, Chief, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinRebekah Walker PhD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Brain InjuriesHealth Care Costs
Health Services
Humans
United States
