Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics of Hispanic Veteran Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Association to Mortality: A Pilot Study

• Published in: Military medicine Vol. 190; no. 1-2; p. 157
• Main Authors: Robles-Vera, Paola I, Molina-Vicenty, Irma L, Borrás-Fernandez, Isabel C, Jovet-Toledo, Gerardo, Motta-Valencia, Keryl, Dismuke, Clara E, Pope, Charlene, Reyes-Rosario, Coral, Ríos-Padín, José
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 16.01.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - complications; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - epidemiology; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - ethnology; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - mortality; Female; Hispanic or Latino - psychology; Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality - ethnology; Mortality - trends; Pilot Projects; Sociodemographic Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States Department of Veterans Affairs - organization & administration; United States Department of Veterans Affairs - statistics & numerical data; Veterans - psychology; Veterans - statistics & numerical data; United States

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the most common conditions in the military. VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) have a higher mortality rate than Veterans in other VA health care systems in the United States. The main goal of this study was to deve...