Traumatic Brain Injury Among Homeless Veterans
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital, Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 89 |
| Updated: | 2/2/2019 |
| Start Date: | May 2010 |
| End Date: | December 2018 |
Objectives include: 1) establishing a psychometrically sound traumatic brain injury (TBI)
screening measure for use among homeless veterans; 2) identifying the prevalence of those
that screen positive for TBI among homeless veterans seeking VA services; and 3) comparing
psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes between those with and without a history of TBI.
screening measure for use among homeless veterans; 2) identifying the prevalence of those
that screen positive for TBI among homeless veterans seeking VA services; and 3) comparing
psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes between those with and without a history of TBI.
Short-term Objectives include:
1. Establishing the criterion-related validity of the Traumatic Brain Injury-4 (TBI-4)
questionnaire in the Veteran homeless population using the Ohio State University
TBI-Identification Method (OSU TBI-ID) (Corrigan et al., 2007) as the gold standard for
establishing traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnosis.
2. Identifying the prevalence of those that screen positive for a lifetime history of TBI
among homeless Veterans.
3. Comparing psychiatric outcomes (psychiatric hospitalizations, suicide attempts and
deaths, and clinical contacts) and psychosocial outcomes between those with and without
a lifetime history of TBI.
1. Establishing the criterion-related validity of the Traumatic Brain Injury-4 (TBI-4)
questionnaire in the Veteran homeless population using the Ohio State University
TBI-Identification Method (OSU TBI-ID) (Corrigan et al., 2007) as the gold standard for
establishing traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnosis.
2. Identifying the prevalence of those that screen positive for a lifetime history of TBI
among homeless Veterans.
3. Comparing psychiatric outcomes (psychiatric hospitalizations, suicide attempts and
deaths, and clinical contacts) and psychosocial outcomes between those with and without
a lifetime history of TBI.
Inclusion Criteria:
- At least 18 years of age, seeking homeless services at one of the VA Homeless Services
Programs.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Failure to provide informed consent, not older than 89 years of age.
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