Annual incidence of traumatic brain injury among Ontario adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities and 30-day readmissions

This thesis examines Ontario adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), to identify traumatic brain injury (TBI) incidence and the impact of TBI history on 30-day readmissions. Objectives: 1) compare TBI incidence between adults with and without IDD over time and by demographic characteristics; 2) compare odds of 30-day readmissions between adults with IDD, history of TBI, or both in 2016/17. Manuscript 1: Using a historical cohort design, TBI incidence was greater among adults with IDD versus without in all 15 study years. Manuscript 2: This historical cohort study determined that having IDD or IDD and a history of TBI increased the odds of 30-day readmissions versus history of TBI only. Conclusion: Results of this thesis suggest that among adults with IDD, risk of TBI is higher versus those without IDD, and 30-day readmissions are similarly increased among those with IDD with or without a history of TBI.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Health Sciences (MHSc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Community, Public and Population Health

Grantor

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Seto, Katherine

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Balogh, Robert

• Traumatic brain injury
• Developmental disability
• Epidemiology
• Readmissions

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1189

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/1189