Clinical Study

A Pilot Project of Early Integrated Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Singapore

Table 1

Age, injury severity, etiology, and FIM scores in 298 men and women.

Total ( )Men ( )Women ( ) value

Age (years)
 Mean (SD)61.8 (19.1)58.8 (19.2)67.6 (17.5)<0.001
 Range15–9915–9916–97
Severity categories
 Mild (GCS 13–15)248 (83.2%)158 (81.0%)90 (87.4%)0.37
 Moderate (GCS 9–12)24 (8.1%)18 (9.2%)6 (5.8%)
 Severe (GCS 3–8)26 (8.7%)19 (9.8%)7 (6.8%)
GCS
 Mean13.6 (2.8)13.4 (3.0)13.9 (2.3)0.17
 Median151515
Motor FIM
 Mean (SD)48.3 (29.7)49.4 (30.2)46.1 (28.5)0.28
 Median52.055.048.0
 Range13–9113–9113–91
Cognitive FIM
 Mean (SD)23.3 (12.2)23.5 (12.1)23.1 (12.4)0.64
 Median30.030.030.0
 Range5–355–355–35
Total FIM
 Mean (SD)71.6 (40.0)72.9 (40.5)69.2 (39.0)0.30
 Median76.583.073.0
 Range18–12618–12618–126
ALOS (days)
 Mean (SD)19.9 (28.7)21.0 (29.7)17.6 (26.6)0.25
 Median9.010.08.0
 Range1–1991–1991–176
TBI Etiology
 Assault14 (4.7%)13 (4.4%)1 (0.3%)0.03
 Fall231 (77.5%)143 (48.0%)88 (29.5%)
 Road traffic accidents (RTA)30 (10.1%)19 (6.4%)11 (3.7%)
 Sports7 (2.3%)6 (2.0%)1 (0.3%)
 Others16 (5.4%)14 (4.7%)2 (0.7%)