Understanding Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military Health System

doi:10.7249/RR844

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DOI	10.7249/RR844
报告编号	RR-844-OSD
	Understanding Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military Health System
	Carrie M. Farmer; Heather Krull; Thomas W. Concannon; Molly Simmons; Francesca Pillemer; Teague Ruder; Andrew M. Parker; Maulik P. Purohit; Liisa Hiatt; Benjamin Batorsky; et al.
	2016
出版年	2016
页数	146
语种	英语
国家	美国
出版者	RAND Corporation
领域	资源环境
英文摘要	Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is considered a signature injury of modern warfare, though TBIs can also result from training accidents, falls, sports, and motor vehicle accidents. Among service members diagnosed with a TBI, the majority of cases are mild TBIs (mTBIs), also known as concussions. Many of these service members receive care through the Military Health System, but the amount, type, and quality of care they receive has been largely unknown. A RAND study, the first to examine the mTBI care of a census of patients in the Military Health System, assessed the number and characteristics (including deployment history and history of TBI) of nondeployed, active-duty service members who received an mTBI diagnosis in 2012, the locations of their diagnoses and next health care visits, the types of care they received in the six months following their mTBI diagnosis, co-occurring conditions, and the duration of their treatment. While the majority of service members with mTBI recover quickly, the study further examined a subset of service members with mTBI who received care for longer than three months following their diagnosis. Diagnosing and treating mTBI can be especially challenging because of variations in symptoms and other factors. The research revealed inconsistencies in the diagnostic coding, as well as areas for improvement in coordinating care across providers and care settings. The results and recommendations provide a foundation to guide future clinical studies to improve the quality of care and subsequent outcomes for service members diagnosed with mTBI.
英文关键词	Military Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Defense Health Agency Health Care Quality Students
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来源平台	Rand Corporation
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/4532
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Carrie M. Farmer,Heather Krull,Thomas W. Concannon,et al. Understanding Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military Health System:RAND Corporation,2016.