Hyun Soo Oh; Wha Sook Seo

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Influence of Age, Gender, and Severity on Recovery of Patients with Brain Injury: Hyun Soo Oh, Wha Sook Seo; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008;38(6):923-932.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.6.923
Published online: December 31, 2008

Professor, Department of Nursing, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Oh, Hyun Soo. Department of Nursing, Inha University, 253 Younghyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Incheon 402-751, Korea. Tel: 82-32-860-8206, Fax: 82-32-874-5880, hsoh@inha.ac.kr

• Received: August 29, 2008 • Accepted: December 2, 2008

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Abstract

Purpose
This study was conducted to investigate the individual and cross influences of age, gender, and severity on recovery of patients with brain injury.
Methods
For the purpose of the study, traumatic or spontaneous brain injury patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) were conveniently selected. The data regarding outcomes were collected 3 months after admission.
Results
Individual influences of the study variables on patients' recovery were significant, except for gender. But while the individual influence of gender on recovery was not significant, cross influence of gender and age was significant, but only for the sub-dimension of 'arousalbility and awareness'. The study results also showed that 3-way cross influence of gender, age, and severity was only significant on the sub-dimension of 'arousalbility and awareness'.
Conclusion
The sub-dimension of recovery cross influenced by the demographic factors of gender and age, and severity was 'arousalbility and awareness'. This might indicate that the study variables that cross influencing recovery had more influence on consciousness compared to physical function and psycho-social adaptation.
Keywords: Brain injury; Age; Gender; Injury severity

This study was supported by Inha University, 2008.

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Table 1

Descriptive Statistics for Characteristics of Participants (N=154)

^*Alcohol consumptional state at time of admission.

GCS=glasgow coma scale; ELD=extra-lesional drainage; EVD=extraventricular drainage; V-P shunt=ventricular peritoneum shunt.

Table 2

Independent and Cross Influences of Age, Gender and Severity on Recovery of Patients with Brain Injury (N=154)

^*one-tailed test, p≤0.05.

MANOVA=Multivariate Analysis of Variance; ANOVA=Analysis of Variance; Psycho-social=psycho-social adaptation (employment status).

Table 3

Descriptive Statistics and Post-Hoc Comparisons of Significant Outcomes of Age, Gender, and Severity

^*one-tailed test, p≤0.05; ^†Duncan test.

Depend=dependency on others; Psycho-social=psycho-social adaptation (employment status); M/m=moderate/mild.

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Influence of Age, Gender, and Severity on Recovery of Patients with Brain Injury

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2008;38(6):923-932. Published online December 31, 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.6.923

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Influence of Age, Gender, and Severity on Recovery of Patients with Brain Injury

Table 1

Descriptive Statistics for Characteristics of Participants (N=154)

^*Alcohol consumptional state at time of admission.

GCS=glasgow coma scale; ELD=extra-lesional drainage; EVD=extraventricular drainage; V-P shunt=ventricular peritoneum shunt.

Table 2

Independent and Cross Influences of Age, Gender and Severity on Recovery of Patients with Brain Injury (N=154)

^*one-tailed test, p≤0.05.

MANOVA=Multivariate Analysis of Variance; ANOVA=Analysis of Variance; Psycho-social=psycho-social adaptation (employment status).

Table 3

Descriptive Statistics and Post-Hoc Comparisons of Significant Outcomes of Age, Gender, and Severity

^*one-tailed test, p≤0.05; ^†Duncan test.

Depend=dependency on others; Psycho-social=psycho-social adaptation (employment status); M/m=moderate/mild.

Table 1 Descriptive Statistics for Characteristics of Participants (N=154)

^*Alcohol consumptional state at time of admission.

GCS=glasgow coma scale; ELD=extra-lesional drainage; EVD=extraventricular drainage; V-P shunt=ventricular peritoneum shunt.

Table 2 Independent and Cross Influences of Age, Gender and Severity on Recovery of Patients with Brain Injury (N=154)

^*one-tailed test, p≤0.05.

MANOVA=Multivariate Analysis of Variance; ANOVA=Analysis of Variance; Psycho-social=psycho-social adaptation (employment status).

Table 3 Descriptive Statistics and Post-Hoc Comparisons of Significant Outcomes of Age, Gender, and Severity

^*one-tailed test, p≤0.05; ^†Duncan test.

Depend=dependency on others; Psycho-social=psycho-social adaptation (employment status); M/m=moderate/mild.