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ArticlePloS one2014

The effect of injuries on health measured by short form 8 among a large cohort of Thai adults.

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Roderick McClure, Matthew Kelly, Sam-Ang Seubsman, Adrian C Sleigh, Thai Cohort Study Team

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Health-related quality of life 12 years after injury: prevalence and predictors of outcomes in a cohort of injured Māori.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023
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Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Vasoontara YiengprugsawanNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Janneke Berecki-GisolfMonash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Roderick McClureMonash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Matthew KellyNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Sam-Ang SeubsmanNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia ; School of Human Ecology, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Adrian C SleighNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Thai Cohort Study Team
Australian National University · AUMonash University · AUSukhothai Thammathirat Open University · TH

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust GR071587MA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWe investigate the links between health and injury in Thailand. This is important because of the high burden of injury in transitional countries and limited information for public health.

methodsWe analyse 2005 baseline and 2009, 4-year follow-up data from distance learning students of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University residing nationwide (n = 60569). Injury was reported for the past year in both periods. Medical Outcome Study Short-Form (SF-8™) health status was reported and Physical and Mental Component Summary Scores (PCS and MCS) were calculated. Analyses used covariate-adjusted multivariate linear regression.

resultsIn 2009, increasing numbers of traffic injuries (0, 1, 2, 3, 4+) associated with declining PCS scores (49.8, 48.4, 46.9, 46.2, 44.0), along with a similar monotonic decline for MCS scores (47.6, 46.0, 44.2, 42.7, 40.6). A similar (but smaller) dose-response gradient was found between non-traffic injuries and SF-8 scores. Longitudinal analyses showed those with incident injury (no injury 2005, injury 2009) had lower PCS and MCS scores compared to those with no injury in both periods. Individuals with reverting injury status (injury 2005, no injury 2009) reported improvement in PCS and MCS scores over the four-year period.

conclusionWe found significant and epidemiologically important associations between increasing injury frequency and worse health in the past year, especially traffic injuries. Longitudinal 2005-2009 results were supportive and revealed statistically significant adverse 4-year effects of incident injury on health. If injury reverted over four years, low initial scores improved greatly. Findings highlight the importance of injury prevention as a public health priority.

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Accidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overContusionsEducation, DistanceFemaleHealth StatusHealth SurveysHumansIncidenceJoint DislocationsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle Aged

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PMID24551187
PMCPMC3923825
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