Abstract:
This research is descriptive research to predict. The objective is to study the incidence of symptoms. And the severity of the post-concussion syndrome (PCS) in patients with mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) after the first 24 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and 1 month after injury, and the factors influencing the severity of the PCS can be studied. Receiving a concussion from a person with a mTBI 1 month after the injury. The sample group consisted of 85 people with mTBI who received treatment at Chonburi Hospital. The samples were sampled by specifying a time period and selecting the samples according to the specified characteristics. Data was collected between July, 2023 to February, 2024. The tools used in the research include: 1. The tool used to collect data is an application in the form of an official Line account. 2. The tool used to collect data. Divided into questionnaires and data-recording forms: 2.1 Form to record personal information and health status of patients with mild traumatic brain injuries, 2.2 The Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire [RPQ] and 2.3 The Verran and Snyder-Halpern Sleep Scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient values were obtained at .94 and .96. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. and coefficients of the multiple regression. The results showed that the incidence of a total of 16 symptoms was found. In the first phase, the most physical symptoms were found. The most common symptoms were headaches, tiredness, sleep disorders and a trend in weeks 3 and 4. Cognitive symptoms. behavioral symptoms There is a tendency to find more than in the first period. Gender, level of first consciousness, severity of symptoms after the initial brain injury, and sleep quality Together, they were able to predict the severity of post-concussion syndrome in 54% of patients with mild traumatic brain injuries 1 month after injury (adjusted R2 =.54, p < .001). The results showed that the quality of sleep had the greatest influence on the severity of PCS in patients with mild brain injury at 1 month after injury (β = -.55, p = .01), followed by severity of PCS at first admission (β = .29,p= .01). Gender and the level of consciousness did not have a statistically significant influence on the severity of post-concussion symptoms in patients with mild brain injury 1 month after injury.
The results of the study can be used in planning nursing care. Care and basic information for creating programs to reduce the severity of post-concussion symptoms.