Challenges Associated With Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury Among US Veterans Seeking Homeless Services

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ID11027738
AuthorsLeah M Russell (Leah M. Russell, Maria D. Devore, Sean M. Barnes, Jeri E. Forster, Trisha A. Hostetter, and Lisa A. Brenner are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery and Vincent Kane are with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Roger Casey is with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL. Vincent Kane is a guest...), Maria D Devore (Leah M. Russell, Maria D. Devore, Sean M. Barnes, Jeri E. Forster, Trisha A. Hostetter, and Lisa A. Brenner are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery and Vincent Kane are with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Roger Casey is with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL. Vincent Kane is a guest...), Sean M Barnes (0000-0002-6010-4421, Leah M. Russell, Maria D. Devore, Sean M. Barnes, Jeri E. Forster, Trisha A. Hostetter, and Lisa A. Brenner are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery and Vincent Kane are with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Roger Casey is with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL. Vincent Kane is a guest...), Jeri E Forster (0000-0002-7955-9127, Leah M. Russell, Maria D. Devore, Sean M. Barnes, Jeri E. Forster, Trisha A. Hostetter, and Lisa A. Brenner are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery and Vincent Kane are with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Roger Casey is with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL. Vincent Kane is a guest...), Trisha A Hostetter (0009-0004-2047-6820, Leah M. Russell, Maria D. Devore, Sean M. Barnes, Jeri E. Forster, Trisha A. Hostetter, and Lisa A. Brenner are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery and Vincent Kane are with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Roger Casey is with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL. Vincent Kane is a guest...), Ann Elizabeth Montgomery (0000-0002-4420-3526, Leah M. Russell, Maria D. Devore, Sean M. Barnes, Jeri E. Forster, Trisha A. Hostetter, and Lisa A. Brenner are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery and Vincent Kane are with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Roger Casey is with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL. Vincent Kane is a guest...), Roger Casey (Leah M. Russell, Maria D. Devore, Sean M. Barnes, Jeri E. Forster, Trisha A. Hostetter, and Lisa A. Brenner are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery and Vincent Kane are with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Roger Casey is with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL. Vincent Kane is a guest...), Vincent Kane (Leah M. Russell, Maria D. Devore, Sean M. Barnes, Jeri E. Forster, Trisha A. Hostetter, and Lisa A. Brenner are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery and Vincent Kane are with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Roger Casey is with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL. Vincent Kane is a guest...), Lisa A Brenner (0000-0002-2629-214X, Leah M. Russell, Maria D. Devore, Sean M. Barnes, Jeri E. Forster, Trisha A. Hostetter, and Lisa A. Brenner are with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver, CO. Ann Elizabeth Montgomery and Vincent Kane are with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA. Roger Casey is with the Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL. Vincent Kane is a guest...)
Year2013
Volume103
IssueS2
PagesS211-S212
Publication date2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2013.301485
PMID24148060
PMCIDPMC3969116
OpenAlexW1986970507
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

We identified the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among homeless veterans and assessed the TBI–4, a screening tool created to identify TBI history. Between May 2010 and October 2011, 800 US veterans from two hospitals, one eastern (n = 122) and one western (n = 678) completed some or all measures. Findings suggested that 47% of veterans seeking homeless services had a probable history of TBI (data for prevalence obtained only at the western hospital). However, psychometric results from the screening measure suggested that this may be an underestimate and supported comprehensive assessment of TBI in this population

Environmental health · Family medicine · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Pathology · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Traumatic brain injury · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Traumatic Brain Injury Research · Gerontology

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