Cohort study evaluates long-term outcomes in older adults 3–14 years post-traumatic brain injury, suggesting injury severity impacts functioning and disability.
Key Points
A majority of older adults experienced relatively favorable long-term outcomes after traumatic brain injury, suggesting resilience.
GOSE scores showed 40% of participants had stable outcomes from 6 months to long-term follow-up, indicating consistency in recovery.
Correlation of GOSE, FIM, and MPAI-4 scores with injury severity underscores the importance of initial injury assessment.
Marital status remained stable for 70% of individuals, revealing little change in social dynamics post-TBI.