QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOME RELATED FACTORS IN BRAIN INJURY PATIENTS DUE TO LAND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AFTER DISCHARGING AT NINH BINH PROVINCIAL GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2018
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Abstract
This is an epidemiological study through a retrospective review of 215 medical records of patients with brain injury due to land traffic accidents treated at Ninh Binh Provincial General Hospital. Research results show that among the 5 factors of the scale measuring quality of life in Vietnam, the factor of anxiety and sadness was the least recorded by patients. Up to 96.5% of subjects did not feel the presence of this factor.Up to 42.7% of the subjects felt a little element of pain and discomfort. Married people living with family had higher quality of life scores than single or separated/divorced people. The older the age group, the lower the mean score of quality of life (p<0.05). People with higher incomes had higher quality of life scores than those with lower incomes (p<0.05).
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Quality of life, patients, brain injury, land traffic accidents, Ninh Binh
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