Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12:7521. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7521. Epub 2023 Feb 26.
The paucity of robust neurotrauma data is felt most in regions that experience a higher burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The scoping review done by Barthélemy et al provides insight into the current state of national registries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) while also exploring the tools required to standardize data collection. In this commentary, we reflect on the barriers to data collection (ie, creation and maintenance of a TBI registry) and explore how registries can aid both scientific output and preventative public awareness campaigns that may pave the way to improved health policy and social change that avert mortality and morbidity from TBI.
在创伤性脑损伤（TBI）负担较高的地区，缺乏强有力的神经创伤数据的问题最为明显。Barthélemy 等人进行的范围综述深入了解了低收入和中等收入国家（LMICs）的国家登记处的现状，同时还探讨了标准化数据收集所需的工具。在这篇评论中，我们反思了数据收集的障碍（即，TBI 登记处的创建和维护），并探讨了登记处如何帮助提高科学产出和预防性公众意识运动，这可能为改善健康政策和社会变革铺平道路，从而避免 TBI 导致的死亡率和发病率。
