Location
iC - SBS Teaching Facility
Start Date
28-9-2011 11:00 AM
End Date
28-9-2011 12:30 PM
Description
This paper presents an update on the status of a thesis examining long term care
needs and service utilisation patterns of individual whom sustain a moderate to
severe injury in a motor vehicle accident in NSW. A sample of 126 individuals, from
four cohorts at 2, 5, 10 and 15+ years post traumatic brain or spinal cord injury have
participated in a semi-structured interview during which demographic, clinical, service
utilisation and life events data were collected using 10 separate instruments.
Preliminary demographic results are consistent with the profile of incidence data
reported previously in terms of gender, age and level of overall function. A detailed
analysis will be undertaken in the near future to model the relationship between a
range of variables including levels of disability, formal and informal care
requirements, service utilisation patterns, met and unmet needs. The objective of the
thesis is to add to the body of knowledge in a way that can contribute to current
national policy developments.
Long Term Care Needs and Service Utilisation of Individuals Catastrophically Injured in Motor Vehicles in NSW
iC - SBS Teaching Facility
This paper presents an update on the status of a thesis examining long term care
needs and service utilisation patterns of individual whom sustain a moderate to
severe injury in a motor vehicle accident in NSW. A sample of 126 individuals, from
four cohorts at 2, 5, 10 and 15+ years post traumatic brain or spinal cord injury have
participated in a semi-structured interview during which demographic, clinical, service
utilisation and life events data were collected using 10 separate instruments.
Preliminary demographic results are consistent with the profile of incidence data
reported previously in terms of gender, age and level of overall function. A detailed
analysis will be undertaken in the near future to model the relationship between a
range of variables including levels of disability, formal and informal care
requirements, service utilisation patterns, met and unmet needs. The objective of the
thesis is to add to the body of knowledge in a way that can contribute to current
national policy developments.