1034 Child Health After Injury (CHAI) Study

Study Description

Title

1034 Child Health After Injury (CHAI) Study

Creator

Fred Rivara

Abstract

This dataset includes data from adolescents (age 14 - 17 years) recruited as part of a larger prospective cohort study of children younger than 18 years treated for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or an arm injury. Study measures included assessments of disability in health-related quality of life, adaptive skills, and participation in social and community activities, pain, and posttraumatic stress symptoms, with follow-up assessments 3, 12, and 24 months after injury.

PACT/R Dataset Number

1034

Principal Investigator / Dataset Creator

Fred Rivara

Number of assessment points

3

Study language

English

PI ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1427-0637

PI Institution

University of Washington

Inclusion criteria

The study recruited participants at 10 hospitals. Children under age 18 (in this dataset - children age 14 - 17 years) treated in the Emergency Department or admitted as inpatients for traumatic brain injury (TBI) or arm injury. Study participants were selected by computer-generated random number from the list of all eligible children who were treated during the study period, with stratification by age group, gender, TBI versus arm injury, and whether hospitalized (within the TBI group).

Coverage

Date
2007 - 2010
Geographical Coverage Description

United States

Country
US

Funding

Grant Number
R49 CE 001021
Description

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant R49 CE 001021

Data

Analysis Unit
Individual
Analysis Unit

Child exposed to an index potentially traumatic event

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