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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry doi:10.1136/jnnp-2011-300767
  • Neuropsychiatry

When a minor head injury results in enduring symptoms: a prospective investigation of risk factors for postconcussional syndrome after mild traumatic brain injury

Table 2

Individual logistic regression analyses of cognitive, emotional, behavioural and social variables for the development of postconcussional syndrome at 3 months and at 6 months

Variable PCS at 3 months PCS at 6 months
OR (95% CI) p Value OR (95% CI) p Value
BIPQ 1.047 (1.016 to 1.079) 0.003** 1.066 (1.030 to 1.104) 0.000**
IES 1.026 (0.999 to 1.053) 0.057 1.048 (1.019 to 1.078) 0.001**
HADS anxiety 1.116 (1.011 to 1.231) 0.029* 1.175 (1.058 to 1.304) 0.003**
HADS depression 1.079 (0.969 to 1.201) 0.166 1.136 (1.018 to 1.268) 0.022*
BRIQ all-or-nothing 1.141 (1.050 to 1.240) 0.002** 1.190 (1.087 to 1.304) 0.000**
BRIQ limiting 1.044 (0.981 to 1.111) 0.174 1.041 (0.977 to 1.109) 0.217
Litigation/compensation 1.718 (0.573 to 5.153) 0.334 2.722 (0.919 to 8.066) 0.071
SSQ availability 0.943 (0.757 to 1.176) 0.604 0.960 (0.761 to 1.210) 0.728
SSQ satisfaction 0.784 (0.509 to 1.209) 0.272 0.764 (0.484 to 1.206) 0.247
  • *p≤0.05, **p≤0.01.

  • BIPQ, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire; BRIQ, Behavioural Response to Illness Questionnaire; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; IES, Impact of Event Scale; PCS, postconcussional syndrome; SSQ, Social Support Questionnaire.

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