Affiliations: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Corresponding author. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, MCV Box 980542, Richmond, VA 23298-0542. Tel.: + 1 804 8289055; fax: + 1 804 8282378.
Note: [1] This work was partly supported by Grants #H133A20012 and #H133P2006 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, United States Department of Education.
Abstract: Information regarding traumatic brain injury sequelae in a sample of 503 traumatic brain injury patients was obtained using the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory (NFI). Data revealed that motor dysfunction was more frequently reported than somatic difficulties. Analyses of variance indicated that unemployed patients experienced significantly more motor problems than patients working 40 or more hours per week. No differences in the incidence of somatic complaints, headaches, or muscular pain were found between employed and unemployed patients. Data suggests that long-term, interdisciplinary rehabilitation may be cost effective, especially when viewed in the context of successful employment.
