Table 3

Number and percentage of patients with HRQoL scores within the normative range 6-month post-injury, and mean differences between the MCS and PCS

GOSEQOLIBRI-OS >61SF-12 MCS >45SF-12 PCS >45Mean
MCS – PCS (SD)
Mild TBI (n=1609)
3 (n=35)9 (29)14 (40)4 (11)9.62 (15.58)
4 (n=58)24 (42)29 (50)14 (24)8.68 (17.34)
5 (n=116)41 (35)35 (30)33 (29)0.68 (17.20)
6 (n=203)109 (54)93 (46)89 (44)1.31 (16.21)
7 (n=417)281 (68)244 (59)259 (62)0.00 (14.44)
8 (n=780)671 (88)631 (82)605 (79)1.79 (11.42)
Moderate and severe TBI (n=466)
3 (n=42)13 (32)16 (38)5 (12)9.50 (20.78)
4 (n=51)19 (38)20 (41)13 (27)3.97 (15.82)
5 (n=109)56 (52)57 (53)46 (43)3.09 (14.97)
6 (n=100)71 (72)57 (58)52 (53)0.97 (12.78)
7 (n=74)52 (72)44 (59)45 (61)0.12 (14.51)
8 (n=90)84 (95)76 (85)83 (93)0.82 (9.20)
  • The data are shown by Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended categories separately for mild and moderate/severe TBI.

  • GOSE, Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended; HRQoL, health-related quality of life; MCS, mental component summary; PCS, physical component summary; QOLIBRI-OS, Quality of Life after Traumatic Brain Injury overall scale; TBI, traumatic brain injury.