Relationships Between Neighborhood Disadvantage, Race/Ethnicity, and Neurobehavioral Symptoms Among Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Veterans with mTBI living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods reported more severe neurobehavioral symptoms relative to those in the most advantaged neighborhoods, with the strongest relationships detected within the sensory and mood-behavioral domains. While neighborhood disadvantage and underrepresented race/ethnicity were both independently associated with symptoms, these factors did not interact to produce more severe symptoms. Findings suggest that addressing factors driving socioeconomic disadvantage may assist in mitigating symptoms in this population.
Authors
- Nazanin H. Bahraini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8504-3901)
- Alexandra L. Schneider
- Jeri E. Forster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7955-9127)
- Lisa Anne Brenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2629-214X)
- Ryan Holliday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9896-1904)
- Adam R. Kinney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8852-7477)
- Xiang-Dong Yan
Institutions
- Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/htr.0000000000001016
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- American Occupational Therapy Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging