Common misconceptions about traumatic brain injury among ethnic minorities with TBI
MR Pappadis, AM Sander, MA Struchen… - The Journal of head …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To investigate common TBI misconceptions among ethnic minorities with TBI.
Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Level I trauma center. Participants: Fifty-eight
persons with TBI (28 black and 30 Hispanic) discharged from the neurosurgery unit and
living in the community. Main Measure: Forty-item Common Misconceptions about Traumatic
Brain Injury Questionnaire (CM-TBI). Results: Participants displayed misconceptions about
approximately one-third of the 40 items, most regarding amnesia and recovery. Fewer …
Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Level I trauma center. Participants: Fifty-eight
persons with TBI (28 black and 30 Hispanic) discharged from the neurosurgery unit and
living in the community. Main Measure: Forty-item Common Misconceptions about Traumatic
Brain Injury Questionnaire (CM-TBI). Results: Participants displayed misconceptions about
approximately one-third of the 40 items, most regarding amnesia and recovery. Fewer …