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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in the treatment groups

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of combined cognitive and vocational rehabilitation in patients with mild-to-moderate TBI: results from a randomized controlled trial

 

CCT-SE

(n = 60)

TAU

(n = 56)

Demographic information

 Age, mean (SD)

41 (10)

44 (9)

 Gender (female), n (%)

33 (55)

36 (64)

 Education, mean (SD)

16 (2)

16 (3)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married/co-habitant

43 (72)

34 (61)

 Divorced/separated/single

17 (28)

22 (39)

Clinical information

Cause of injury, n (%) (n = 115)

 Fall

19 (32)

30 (54)

 Transport

12 (20.5)

11 (20)

 Other

28 (47.5)

15 (26)

GCS, median (range) (n = 114)

15 (10–15)

15 (11–15)

LOC, n (%), (n = 115)

 None

31 (51.5)

30 (54.5)

  < 30 min

21 (35)

16 (29)

 < 24 h

1 (2)

2 (4)

 Not registered

7 (11.5)

7 (12.5)

PTA, n (%), (n = 115)

 None

25 (42)

26 (47)

 < 1 h / < 24 h

25 (41.5)

26 (56)

  < 7 days

0 (0)

2 (4)

 Not registered

10 (16.5)

1 (2)

Trauma-related CT/MRI findings, n (%)

 Yes

11 (18)

16 (29)

 No

45 (75)

35 (62)

 No CT/MRI

4 (7)

5 (9)

AIS head score, n (%)

 Minor

34 (57)

25 (44.5)

 Moderate

18 (30)

16 (28.5)

 Serious / Severe

8 (13)

15 (27)

 Extracranial injuries (yes), n (%)

28 (47)

25 (45)

Work factors

 Occupation type (white collar), n (%)

53 (88)

50 (89)

 Occupation category, n (%)

 Military/Academic professions

30 (50)

28 (50)

 Leaders

15 (25)

13 (23)

 Office/Sales

10 (17)

9 (16)

 Craft/Machine

5 (8)

6 (11)

Operators/Transportation/Cleaning

 Employment duration (months), median (IQR), (n = 114)

54 (114)

42 (108)

 Full time position (yes), n (%)

55 (92)

48 (86)

 Enterprise size, n (%)

  < 250 employees

33 (55)

40 (71.5)

  > 250 employees

27 (45)

16 (28.5)

 Sick listed, n (%) 80–100% 50–79%

48 (80) 12 (20)

46 (82) 10 (18)

EQ-5D-5L

 Index value, mean (SD)

0.648 (0.152)

0.713 (0.116)

  1. Notes: CCT Compensatory Cognitive Training, TAU treatment as usual, SD standard deviation, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, LOC loss of consciousness, PTA post-traumatic amnesia, AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale, IQR interquartile range