Brain Injury as the Result of Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review. Issue 3 (12th December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bates, Annerley; Matthews, Sarah; Simpson, Grahame; Bates, Lyndel
• Is Part Of: Journal of social work in disability & rehabilitation. Volume 15:Issue 3/4(2016)
• Page Start: 305
• Page End: 331
• Publication Date: 2016-12-12
• Subjects: Assault -- family -- informal caregiver -- intentional brain injury -- scoping review -- traumatic brain injury -- violence -- violence-related injury; Social work with people with disabilities -- Periodicals; Sociology of disability -- Periodicals; People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.405
• DOI: 10.1080/1536710X.2016.1220886
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1536-710X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This scoping review investigated risk factors, impacts, outcomes, and service implications of violence-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) for individuals and their informal caregivers. A systematic search (Web of Science, PubMed, PsycInfo, ProQuest, Medline, Informit; 1990–2015) identified 17 studies meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Violence was the cause of between 3% and 26% of all TBIs. Males, a non-White racial background, preinjury unemployment, and preinjury substance abuse problems all elevated the risk for sustaining a violence-related TBI compared to other-cause TBI. However, few differences were observed in 12 months postinjury outcomes. No studies investigated the impact of violence-related TBI on informal caregivers.