ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2014
The association between motor vehicle injuries and health-related quality of life: a longitudinal study of a population-based sample in the United States.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Assessment of pre-injury health-related quality of life: a systematic review.Population health metrics · 2017Pooled it
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- Quality of life in the limelight: a study protocol of a Swedish register-based cohort study on quality of life after an injury.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Agreement between retrospectively assessed health-related quality of life collected 1 week and 12 months post-injury: an observational follow-up study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2019Observational
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- Longitudinal assessment of injury recidivism among adults in the United States: findings from a population-based sample.Injury epidemiology · 2016Article
- Insurance status and health-related quality-of-life disparities after trauma: results from a nationally representative survey in the US.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2016Observational
- Frequent falling and motor vehicle collision involvement of older drivers.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeAs many as 3 million US residents are injured in traffic-related incidents every year leaving many victims with disabling conditions. To date, limited numbers of studies have examined the effects of traffic-related injuries on self-reported health. This study aims to examine the association between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and traffic-related injuries longitudinally in a nationally representative sample of US adult population. METHODS/APPROACH: This is a longitudinal study of adult participants (age ≥18) from seven panels (2000-2007) of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. The dependent variables included the physical and mental components of the SF-12, a measure of self-reported health. The outcome was assessed twice during the follow-up period: round 2 (~4-5 months into the study) and round 4 (~18 months into the study) for 62,298 individuals. Two methods estimate the association between traffic-related injuries and HRQOL: a within person change using paired tests and a between person change using multivariable regression adjusting for age, sex, income and educational level.
resultsNine hundred and ninety-three participants reported traffic-related injuries during the follow-up period. Compared to their pre-crash HRQOL, these participants lost 2.7 of the physical component score while their mental component did not change. Adjusted results showed significant deficits in the physical component (-2.84, p value = <.001) but not the mental component (-0.07, p value = .83) of HRQOL after controlling for potential confounders.
conclusionTraffic injuries were significantly associated with the physical component of HRQOL. These findings highlight the individual and societal burden associated with motor vehicle crash-related disability in the United States.
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