Method of assessment and symptom reporting in veterans with mild traumatic brain injury

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic profile of study participants, n = 191.

	Mean (SD)	Range	n (%)
Age	51 (10.9)	22–83
Education	14 (2.2)	8–20
Male			171 (90%)
Race
Black/African-American			150 (79%)
White/European-American			37 (19%)
Other race or ethnicity			3 (2%)
Deployment history			154 (81%)
No. of times deployed	2 (1.1)	0–8
Involved in combat			72 (38%)
History of TBI			191 (100%)
No. of TBIs	2 (1.4)	1–14
mTBI			173 (90.2%)
Moderate TBI			18 (9.8%)
Years since injury	24.3 (12)	0–64
Number of post-concussive symptoms endorsed
Detailed physician interview	6 (5.4)	0–16
Brief screening interview	8 (3.7)	0–13
Self-report questionnaire	7 (4.1)	0–16

Figure 1. Participant symptom endorsement (%) by assessment method (n = 191). Note: There was a significant difference in symptom endorsement by assessment method at p < .01 for all symptoms.

Table 2. Percentage of participants with discordant symptom report (n = 191).

Headaches	43.5
Dizziness	50*
Nausea	38*

*Significant difference; nausea versus dizziness, p < .05.