Initiation of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract Objectives (1) To determine factors associated with physical therapy (PT) or occupational therapy (OT) evaluation and speech or swallow therapy evaluation in hospitalized children with traumatic brain injury (TBI); (2) to describe when during the hospital stay the initial therapy evaluations typically occur; and (3) to quantify any between-hospital variation in therapy evaluation. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Children's hospitals participating in the Pediatric Health Information System database (January 2001–June 2011). Participants Children (age