Functional Outcomes after Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

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dc.contributor.advisorYeates, Keith
dc.contributor.authorDeighton, Stephanie
dc.contributor.committeememberBrooks, Brian
dc.contributor.committeemembervon Ranson, Kristin
dc.date2018-11-16
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-19T18:55:13Z
dc.date.available2018-09-19T18:55:13Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-11
dc.description.abstractAlthough most children recover quickly after a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), a sizeable minority suffer negative long-term consequences. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate functional outcomes in children after mild TBI and to examine post-acute post-concussive symptoms (PCS) and neurocognitive test performance as predictors. Children, ages 8 to 16, were recruited (135 with mild TBI and 70 with orthopedic injury). Participants and their parents provided ratings of functioning at baseline, 3 and 6 months post-injury. Although groups differed in functioning shortly after injury, no differences were apparent at 3 or 6 months. Post-acute PCS were significant predictors of parent- and child-reported functioning at 3 and 6 months. Neurocognitive test performance predicted child-reported functioning (but not parent-reported) when considered independently, but did not add incrementally to prediction above PCS. The findings suggest that higher levels of PCS put children at risk for poor functioning after an injury.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDeighton, S. (2018). Functional Outcomes after Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32942en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32942
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107766
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyArts
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectmild traumatic brain injury
dc.subjectPediatric
dc.subjectfunctional outcomes
dc.subjectpost-acute post-concussive symptoms
dc.subjectneuropsychological test performance
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Healthen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychology--Clinicalen_US
dc.titleFunctional Outcomes after Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineClinical Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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