Homelessness, Traumatic Brain Injury
Conditions
Keywords
Traumatic Brain Injury, Homelessness
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OSU TBI-ID | One Time | History of TBI |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed