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Development of Depressive Symptoms During Early Community Reintegration After Traumatic Brain Injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2010

Tamara Ownsworth ,
Jennifer Fleming ,
Terry Haines ,
Petrea Cornwell ,
Melissa Kendall ,
Emily Nalder  and
Cassandra Gordon
Tamara Ownsworth*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Griffith Institute for Health and Medical Research, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Australia
Jennifer Fleming
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, St Lucia, Australia Occupational Therapy Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia
Terry Haines
Affiliation:
School of Physiotherapy, Monash University, Victoria, Australia Allied Health Clinical Research Unit, Southern Health, Victoria, Australia
Petrea Cornwell
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Griffith Institute for Health and Medical Research, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Australia Metro North Health Service District, Queensland Health, Australia
Melissa Kendall
Affiliation:
Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Buranda, Australia
Emily Nalder
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, St Lucia, Australia Occupational Therapy Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia
Cassandra Gordon
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Griffith Institute for Health and Medical Research, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Australia
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to: Tamara Ownsworth, School of Psychology, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, 4122 Australia. E-mail: t.ownsworth@griffith.edu.au
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Abstract

The early onset of depression following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with poorer psychosocial outcomes; however, the direction of this relationship is unclear. This study investigated the relationship between progress in resuming preinjury lifestyle (transition events), change in perceived functioning and level of depressive symptoms at discharge and 3-months postdischarge. As part of a prospective longitudinal study of brain injury outcomes, 96 consecutively discharged patients with TBI completed measures of transition events (Sentinel Events Questionnaire) and perceived functioning (Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory-4 Ability and Adjustment indices) at discharge and 3-months follow-up. Level of depressive symptoms was assessed at discharge and 3-months follow-up using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21. After controlling for age and discharge depressive symptoms, change in perceived functioning was found to mediate the relationship between total transition events and depressive symptoms at 3-months postdischarge (β reduced from .21 to .14), with a significant indirect effect observed. The present findings indicate that lack of progress in resuming preinjury lifestyle contributes to postdischarge depressive symptoms through an influence on perceived functioning, thus providing an improved conceptualization of reactive depression in the context of brain injury. (JINS, 2011, 17, 000–000)

Keywords

Traumatic brain injuryDepressive symptomsCommunity reintegrationPerceived functioningTransition events

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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 112 - 119
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Copyright © The International Neuropsychological Society 2010

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