Childhood traumatic brain injury; education and medical disability. Issue 3 (19th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nilsson, Johanna; Emanuelson, Ingrid Marie; McNicholl, Declan; Wicks, Beth
• Is Part Of: Social care and neurodisability. Volume 5:Issue 3(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-08-19
• Subjects: Neurosciences -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Neurobehavioral disorders -- Care -- Periodicals; Neurobehavioral disorders -- Law and legislation -- Periodicals; 340.19
• DOI: 10.1108/SCN-04-2013-0020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-0919

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec sec-type="purpose"> <title>Purpose</title> <p>Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe level of education and return to school and employment among children and young adults who sustained a TBI 15 years ago and to analyse the occurrence of any medical disability. </p> </sec> <sec sec-type="design|methodology|approach"> <title>Design/methodology/approach</title> <p>Method: The study is descriptive. We used a questionnaire with questions covering education, employment, sick leave, insurance compensation and medical follow-up.</p> </sec> <sec sec-type="findings"> <title>Findings</title> <p> Findings: 37 individuals, 17 (45.9 %) women and 20 (54.1 %) men, participated. Just over half (20 individuals, 54.1 %) were in employment, 5 (13.5 %) were unemployed and 4 (10.8 %) received disability pension. Eighteen (48.6 %) individuals had received full compensation from their insurance companies, while 12 (35.3 %) had had their medical disability classified. Twelve (33.3 %) individuals were taking medication and 5 (13.9 %) had been followed by the health care system. The results indicate that people sustaining a TBI are less successful on the labour market than the general population, that relatively few had had their disability classified and that almost 50 % receive no insurance compensation. </p> </sec> <sec sec-type="originality|value"> <title>Originality/value</title> <p>Originality: There are few long-term follow-up studies on brain injuries acquired during childhood, and this study would add to the previous knowledge, as aspects of medical disability and legal compensation are included.</p> </sec> </abstract>