Long-term work quality of patients with mild traumatic brain injury: The associations with postconcussion symptoms
Journal
Applied Neuropsychology:Adult
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
2
Start Page
522
End Page
528
Date Issued
2025
Author(s)
Lai, Wen Hsuan
Hsu, Huan Hsuan
Yu, Hsiu Ting
Xiao, Sheng Huang
Tsai, Yi Hsin
Huang, S. J.
Yang, Chi Cheng
Abstract
Return to work (RTW) has always been a determinant functional outcome in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). However, the quality of long-term RTW was still unclear. This study thus aims to examine long-term work quality and to reveal its associating factors. A total of 110 patients with MTBI was prospectively recruited. Post-concussion symptoms (PCS) and RTW were evaluated by the Checklist of Post-Concussion Symptoms (CPCS) and Work Quality Index (WQI) respectively at one-week and long-term evaluation (M = 2.90 years, SD = 1.29) post-injury. Only 16% of patients can successfully RTW at one-week post-injury, while 69% of patients have retained their jobs at long-term evaluations. Importantly, 12% of patients had to work under the adverse impacts of PCS at one-week after MTBI, and long-term WQI was significantly associated with PCS at one-week post-injury. Almost 1/3 of patients still had unfavorable long-term work quality even though they could return to work. Thus, a careful evaluation of the early PCS endorsement and work quality for patients with MTBI is merited.
Subjects
Long-term | mild traumatic brain injury | post-concussion symptoms | work quality
Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Type
journal article