The Moderation of Blood Alcohol Levels on Higher Odds of Survival among American Indians with Violent, Blunt-Force Traumatic Brain Injuries.
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| Title: | The Moderation of Blood Alcohol Levels on Higher Odds of Survival among American Indians with Violent, Blunt-Force Traumatic Brain Injuries. |
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| Authors: | Linton, Kristen F.1 (AUTHOR) Kristen.linton@csuci.edu, Jung Kim, Bum2 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Social Work in Public Health. May/Jun2016, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p168-174. 7p. 3 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: | Blood alcohol, Patients, Brain injuries, Mortality of people with alcoholism, Alcohol & Native Americans, Hospital emergency services, Native Americans, Survival, Logistic regression analysis, Acquisition of data, Trauma severity indices |
| Abstract: | This study assessed the moderation of blood alcohol level (BAL) and American Indian race on survival of patients with violent traumatic brain injury (TBI). An initial logistic regression model indicated that those who were American Indian and insured had higher odds of survival and those with higher injury severity scores and low-medium BAL were less likely to survive. A second logistic regression model including a relationship between American Indians and BAL found that American Indians had a higher odds of survival which tripled when they have no BAL. Low-medium and high BAL were associated with less likelihood of survival among White patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This study assessed the moderation of blood alcohol level (BAL) and American Indian race on survival of patients with violent traumatic brain injury (TBI). An initial logistic regression model indicated that those who were American Indian and insured had higher odds of survival and those with higher injury severity scores and low-medium BAL were less likely to survive. A second logistic regression model including a relationship between American Indians and BAL found that American Indians had a higher odds of survival which tripled when they have no BAL. Low-medium and high BAL were associated with less likelihood of survival among White patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 19371918 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19371918.2015.1087920 |
