Table 2.
Pediatricians knowledge of possible TBI sequelae at 3 months, 15 months, and 3 years following injury.
| Strongly agree, agree |
Strongly disagree, disagree, unsure |
Missing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Scenario 1: How strongly do you agree or disagree that the following issues are likely to be related to his head injury at 3 months post-injury? | ||||||
| Headaches | 559 | (97.1) | 14 | (2.4) | 3 | (0.5) |
| Difficulty falling asleep | 492 | (85.4) | 78 | (13.5) | 6 | (1.0) |
| Difficulty writing with a pen of pencil at school | 506 | (87.6) | 66 | (11.5) | 4 | (0.7) |
| Difficulty learning new information at school | 536 | (93.1) | 36 | (6.2) | 4 | (0.7) |
| Intolerant of heat | 126 | (21.9) | 444 | (77.1) | 6 | (1.0) |
| Clumsy at sports | 481 | (83.5) | 93 | (16.1) | 2 | (0.4) |
| Tires quickly at school | 442 | (76.7) | 131 | (22.7) | 3 | (0.3) |
| Interrupting or speaking out of turn in conversations | 371 | (64.4) | 202 | (35.1) | 3 | (0.5) |
| More arguments with siblings | 424 | (73.6) | 149 | (25.9) | 3 | (0.5) |
| Scenario 2: How strongly do you agree or disagree that the following issues are likely to be related to his head injury at 15 months post-injury? | ||||||
| Gets more upset than he used to about little things, but gets over it quickly |
327 | (56.8) | 242 | (42.0) | 7 | (1.2) |
| Seizures | 431 | (74.8) | 142 | (24.7) | 3 | (0.5) |
| Poor appetite | 110 | (19.1) | 459 | (76.7) | 7 | (1.2) |
| Teachers say he doesn’t stay on task well | 417 | (72.4) | 155 | (26.9) | 4 | (0.7) |
| Dropped out of team sports | 332 | (57.6) | 238 | (41.3) | 6 | (1.0) |
| Height below expected on his growth chart | 48 | (8.3) | 520 | (90.3) | 8 | (1.4) |
| Grades not as good as last year | 419 | (72.7) | 153 | (26.6) | 4 | (0.7) |
| Fewer friends than last year | 271 | (47.1) | 299 | (51.9) | 6 | (1.0) |
| Needs lots of reminders to complete his homework | 424 | (73.6) | 148 | (25.7) | 4 | (0.7) |
| Intolerant of heat | 75 | (13.0) | 499 | (86.6) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Less energy, seems sad, less interested in activities | 357 | (62.0) | 217 | (37.7) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Scenario 3: How strongly do you agree or disagree that the following issues are likely to be related to his head injury at 3 years post-injury? | ||||||
| Gets more upset than he used to about little things, but gets over it quickly |
306 | (53.1) | 264 | (45.8) | 6 | (1.0) |
| Seizures | 422 | (73.3) | 151 | (26.2) | 3 | (0.5) |
| Poor appetite | 121 | (21.0) | 449 | (78.0) | 6 | (1.0) |
| Teachers say he doesn’t stay on task well | 398 | (69.1) | 174 | (30.2) | 4 | (0.7) |
| Dropped out of team sports | 278 | (48.3) | 292 | (50.7) | 6 | (1.0) |
| Height below expected on his growth chart | 72 | (12.5) | 495 | (85.9) | 9 | (1.6) |
| Grades not as good as last year | 345 | (59.9) | 227 | (39.4) | 4 | (0.7) |
| Fewer friends than last year | 248 | (43.0) | 323 | (56.1) | 5 | (0.9) |
| Needs lots of reminders to complete his homework | 386 | (67.0) | 187 | (32.5) | 3 | (0.5) |
| Seems more anxious | 329 | (57.1) | 244 | (42.4) | 3 | (0.5) |