HELP mTBI

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Help Seeking Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: an interview study

• IRAS ID

  306425

• Contact name

  Michael Grey

• Contact email

  M.Grey@uea.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of East Anglia

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 6 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  In England and Wales over 1.5 million people attend A&E for a head injury each year. Of these, approximately 70-90% are considered to be a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and are discharged from A&E.

  Symptoms can be common following a mTBI, including nausea, dizziness and headache.
  Symptoms are expected to self-resolve within 2 – 4 weeks post mTBI. However approximately 5% of people with mTBIs have symptoms lasting more than four weeks after the injury and may develop further symptoms, such as fatigue, depression and sleep disturbances.

  It is important to seek and follow medical advice in the period immediately following a mTBI

  • to recover more quickly
  • to avoid a repeated head injury which can have a confounding effect and may lead to prolonged symptoms

  The pathway from experiencing an mTBI to the person seeking medical advice is not well understood. We don't know at what point people choose to get medical help or where they choose to seek medical help (help seeking). We also do not know what influences these decisions.

  We will interview patients who have had an mTBI to explore their experiences. The findings will help to target advice and treatment for people who have experienced an mTBI

• REC name

  HSC REC A

• REC reference

  22/NI/0161

• Date of REC Opinion

  5 Oct 2022

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion