TABLE 3—
Incidence of New Disability-Related Abnormalities 12 Months After a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), by Degree of Abnormality on Standardized Measures: Children Residing in King County, Washington, 2007–2008
| Estimated No. of Injured Children With New Disability (% of Those Injured) |
Estimated Incidence Rate of New Disabilitya (95% CI) |
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| Disability Measure | Age Range, Y | Mild TBI | Moderate/Severe TBI | Mild TBI | Moderate/Severe TBI |
| PSC-17 | 2–17 | 114 (8.1) | 8 (22.4) | 21.5 (11.5, 33.7) | 1.5 (0.4, 3.0) |
| Beyond 1 SD from norm | |||||
| PedsQL | 2–17 | 120 (8.6) | 11 (30.8) | 22.8 (13.2, 36.1) | 2.1 (0.8, 4.0) |
| ABAS II communication | 0–17 | 71 (4.0) | 6 (13.2) | 12.0 (5.2, 20.3) | 1.0 (0.2, 2.4) |
| ABAS II self-care | 0–17 | 185 (10.5) | 10 (22.0) | 31.1 (19.1, 45.6) | 1.6 (0.5, 3.0) |
| CASP | 5–17 | 67 (6.2) | 2 (6.7) | 15.6 (7.2, 26.7) | 0.4 (0.0, 1.6) |
| Beyond 1.5 SD from norm | |||||
| PedsQL | 2–17 | 60 (4.3) | 6 (16.8) | 11.3 (5.3, 20.3) | 1.1 (0.2, 2.7) |
| ABAS II communication | 0–17 | 51 (2.9) | 6 (13.2) | 8.5 (3.2, 16.5) | 1.0 (0.2, 2.2) |
| ABAS II self-care | 0–17 | 143 (8.1) | 3 (6.6) | 24.0 (13.3, 39.1) | 0.4 (0.0, 1.2) |
| CASP | 5–17 | 38 (3.5) | 2 (6.7) | 8.8 (3.2, 16.8) | 0.4 (0.0, 1.4) |
| Beyond 2 SD from norm | |||||
| PedsQL | 2–17 | 31 (2.2) | 4 (11.2) | 5.8 (1.9, 14.3) | 0.8 (0.0, 1.9) |
| ABAS II communication | 0–17 | 20 (1.1) | 6 (13.2) | 3.4 (0.5, 8.3) | 0.9 (0.2, 2.2) |
| ABAS II self-care | 0–17 | 20 (1.1) | 4 (8.8) | 3.3 (0.5, 8.2) | 0.7 (0.0, 2.0) |
| CASP | 5–17 | 36 (3.4) | 4 (13.5) | 8.5 (2.7, 16.3) | 0.9 (0.0, 2.1) |
Note. ABAS = Adaptive Behavior Assessment System; CASP = Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation; CI = confidence interval; PedsQL = Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; PSC-17 = Pediatric Symptom Checklist.
a
Rate per 100 000 child-years.