Table 2 Clinical and social support of participants (n = 212).
Characteristics | First aid | Total | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Cause of TBI | |||||||
Fall | 16 | 21.62 | 27 | 19.57 | 43 | 20.28 | 0.808 |
Traffic accidents | 49 | 66.22 | 90 | 65.22 | 139 | 65.57 | |
Others | 9 | 12.16 | 21 | 15.22 | 30 | 14.15 | |
Severity of TBI | |||||||
Mild TBI | 69 | 93.24 | 130 | 94.20 | 199 | 93.87 | 0.781 |
Moderate/severe TBI | 5 | 6.76 | 8 | 5.80 | 13 | 6.13 | |
Depression | |||||||
Minimal or none | 56 | 75.68 | 110 | 79.71 | 166 | 78.30 | 0.497 |
Mild/moderate/moderately severe | 18 | 24.32 | 28 | 20.29 | 46 | 21.70 | |
Quality of sleep | |||||||
Normal | 55 | 74.32 | 97 | 70.29 | 152 | 71.70 | 0.534 |
Poor sleep | 19 | 25.68 | 41 | 29.71 | 60 | 28.30 | |
TBI combined with other injuries | 31 | 43.06 | 99 | 72.26 | 130 | 62.20 | < 0.01 |
Sequelae | 19 | 29.23 | 51 | 40.48 | 70 | 36.65 | 0.126 |
Median | p25-p75 | Median | p25-p75 | Median | p25-p75 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ISS score | 9 | 6–14 | 9 | 3–13 | 9 | 6–14 | 0.304 |
Social support | |||||||
Family group | 5 | 5–6 | 5 | 5–6 | 5 | 5–6 | 0.704 |
Friend group | 5 | 4.25–5 | 5 | 4–5 | 5 | 4–5 | 0.614 |
Special person | 5 | 4.74–6 | 5 | 4.5–5.75 | 5 | 4.75–6 | 0.229 |
Time since being discharged from hospital (months) | 4 | 2–5 | 3 | 2–5 | 3 | 2–5 | 0.077 |
Time in hospital (days) | 12 | 7–15 | 11 | 7–14 | 11 | 7–14 | 0.284 |
