Race and Insurance Disparities in Discharge to Rehabilitation for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Asemota A, George B, Cumpsty-Fowler C, Haider A, Schneider E. Race and Insurance Disparities in Discharge to Rehabilitation for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2013, 30: 2057-2065. PMID: 23972035, PMCID: PMC3868359, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.3091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryBrain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryAdult TBI survivorsInsurance-based differencesOdds of dischargeHospital-level variablesImproved functional outcomesMeeting study criteriaMultivariable logistic regressionNationwide Inpatient SampleInpatient rehabilitation servicesInsurance-based disparitiesStandard descriptive methodsUninsured blacksUninsured HispanicsInpatient rehabilitationFunctional outcomeStudy criteriaInpatient SampleInsurance statusInpatient careTBI survivorsRehabilitation servicesLogistic regression