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Predictors of Employment 1 Year Following Severe TBI

What independent factors best predict return to work 1 year following a severe TBI? According to a multi-center study carried out in Paris on 134 survivors of severe TBI (mean age of 34) they are highest level of education pre-injury, age at time of injury, and injury severity including length of stay in a hospital. The study was done by Jourdan C. et al., and published in the journal Brain Injury 2013;27(9):1000-7. Lescot T, Vigué B, Tazarourte K, Pradat-Diehl P, Azouvi P