Publications by authors named "Israela Peled"
Background: The QOLIBRI - Quality of Life after Brain Injury questionnaire was developed by the QOLIBRI Task Force (QTF). Our goal was to investigate the applicability, validity and reliability of the QOLIBRI in Israel.
Methods: Validation of the Hebrew questionnaire was performed after it had been administered to 128 adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), who were between 3 months' and 15 years' post-discharge from rehabilitation.
Objectives: Evaluation of life expectancy (LE) post traumatic brain injury (TBI) is important for planning services for patients and for dealing with medico-legal aspects. We hypothesized that LE for patients who survived 2 years post injury is equal to that of the general population (GP).
Methods: A cohort of 279 patients was assembled during a 5-year period and was followed for 22-27 years.