Cognition in Patients with Burn Injury in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Population

Objective: To analyze potential cognitive impairment in patients with burn injury in the inpatient rehabilitation population. Design: Rehabilitation patients with burn injury were compared with the following impairment groups: spinal cord injury, amputation, polytrauma and multiple fractures, and hip replacement. Differences between the groups were calculated for each cognitive subscale item and total cognitive FIM. Patients with burn injury were compared with the other groups using a bivariate linear regression model. A multivariable linear regression model was used to determine whether differences in cognition existed after adjusting for covariates (eg, sociodemographic factors, facility factors, medical complications) based on previous studies. Setting: Inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Participants: Data from Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation from 2002 to 2011 for adults with burn injury (NZ5347) were compared with other rehabilitation populations (NZ668,816). Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Comparison of total cognitive FIM scores and subscales (memory, verbal comprehension, verbal expression, social interaction, problem solving) for patients with burn injury versus other rehabilitation populations. Results