Racial and Ethnic Disparities Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury Across the Continuum of Care : a Narrative Review and Directions for Future Research

© 2021. W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute..

BACKGROUND: There is a growing body of evidence on racial and ethnic disparities within traumatic brain injury (TBI) care. The aim of this paper was to conduct a narrative review of the literature, demonstrating how racial and ethnic disparities manifest across the full spectrum of the TBI experience in civilian populations: injury, acute care and diagnosis, post-TBI recovery and adjustment, and long-term outcomes.

METHODS: We searched five electronic databases (Scopus, APA PsychNet, PubMed/MEDLINE, and Google Scholar) using the search terms traumatic brain injury, head trauma, concussion, health disparities, ethnic minority, racial minority, race ethnicity, racial ethnic, prevalence, incidence, diagnosis, rehabilitation, recovery, and outcomes. Boolean search modifiers AND, NOT, and OR were used to produce relevant results. Additional resources were included by the authors, as deemed relevant to the investigation.

RESULTS: Our narrative review of 39 articles elucidated numerous ways in which racial and ethnic disparities span the TBI continuum of care, including acute care and diagnosis, post-TBI recovery and adjustment, and long-term outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: Understanding racial and ethnic disparities is a first step in ensuring equitable care for all individuals with TBI, including raising awareness among clinicians and guiding the development of tailored interventions for racial and ethnic minority populations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities - 9(2022), 3 vom: 17. Juni, Seite 786-799

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saadi, Altaf [VerfasserIn]
Bannon, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Watson, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Vranceanu, Ana-Maria [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Racial/ethnic disparities
Rehabilitation
Review
Traumatic brain injury

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Date Completed 04.05.2022

Date Revised 12.06.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40615-021-01017-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322900050