Tolu O. Oyesanya, associate professor, Gabrielle Harris, PhD'20, Michael P. Cary Jr., Elizabeth C. Clipp Term Chair in Nursing, Qing Yang, associate professor, and Janet Prvu Bettger, former DUSON associate professor who's now with the School of Medicine, co-wrote "Age- and sex-specific predictors of inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge destination for adult patients with traumatic brain injury" in "Brain Injury."

ABSTRACT
Objective
: To determine age- and sex-specific predictors of discharge destination among patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) receiving inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) care.

Design
: Secondary analysis of Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation data.

Methods
: Logistic regression of patients (N = 221,961) age ≥18, TBI diagnosis, admitted to IRF between 2002 and 2018.

Outcome
: Discharge destination (subacute vs. home/community settings)

Results
: Approximately 16% were discharged to subacute vs. 84% home. Younger versus older adults had lower odds of subacute discharge [OR = 0.72; 95% CI: 0.69, 0.76]. Younger females had lower odds of subacute discharge (vs. home) than older females [OR = 0.68; 95% CI: 0.63, 0.74]; younger males had lower odds of subacute discharge (vs. home) than older males [OR = 0.74; 95% CI: 0.70, 0.78]. Younger females versus younger males had lower odds of subacute discharge (vs. home) [OR = 0.83; 95% CI: 0.79, 0.87]. Older females versus older males had lower odds of subacute discharge (vs. home) [OR = 0.93; 95% CI: 0.90, 0.97]. Predictors of discharge destination for age- and sex-stratified groups varied.

Conclusions
: Younger (vs. older) and female (vs. male) patients had lower odds of subacute discharge vs. home.

Citation

Tolu O. Oyesanya, Gabrielle Harris, Michael P. Cary Jr., Lindsey Byom, Qing Yang & Janet Prvu Bettger (2021) Age- and sex-specific predictors of inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge destination for adult patients with traumatic brain injury, Brain Injury, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2021.1972453