Amy J Starosta, Felicia Mata-Greve, Andrew Humbert, Zihan Zheng, Maria G Prado, Margaret A Au, Brenda Mollis, Kari A Stephens, Jeanne M Hoffman
BACKGROUND: People of color (POC), especially those who also hold social identities associated with disadvantage (non-English-speaking, female, older, lower socioeconomic level), continue to be underserved in the health system, which can result in poorer care and worsened health outcomes. Most disparity research in traumatic brain injury (TBI) focuses on the impact of single factors, which misses the compounding effect of belonging to multiple historically marginalized groups. OBJECTIVE: To examine the intersectional impact of multiple social identities vulnerable to systemic disadvantage following TBI on mortality, opioid usage during acute hospitalization, and discharge location...
March 2023: Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation