SynthesisBMJ open2016
Psychological impact of injuries sustained in motor vehicle crashes: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in BMJ open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06587919 (Improving Dysregulated Neural Networks With EEG-neurofeedback - A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 57 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Improving Dysregulated Neural Networks With EEG-neurofeedback - A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study
Who cites it
57 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 141 citations in OpenAlex.
- How do psychologically based interventions for chronic musculoskeletal pain work? A systematic review and meta-analysis of specific moderators and mediators of treatment.Clinical psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Return to Work Following Minor to Serious Road Traffic Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Biopsychosocial factors associated with non-recovery after a minor transport-related injury: A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Values-based cognitive behavioural therapy for the prevention of chronic whiplash associated disorders: A randomized controlled trial.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2022Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of the influence of yoga for women with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.Journal of translational medicine · 2022Trial
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the PTSD Coach App Following Motor Vehicle Crash-related Injury.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2020Trial
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- Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Early Intervention Programmes in Compensable Settings: A Multi-stakeholder Qualitative Study in Australia.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Acceptability and Feasibility of Stress Mitigation Education and Support Delivered via Telehealth for People After Road Traffic Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Injury.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Trapped and traumatised: a scoping review of the psychological sequelae of entrapment following motor vehicle collision.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- A Wearable-Based Program to Optimise Stress Regulation, Resilience, and Wellbeing in Emergency Care Settings: A Proof-of-Concept Study Protocol.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Cumulative health burden and adjustment challenges following road traffic injuries: a controlled prospective study.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Sickness absence > 14 days following mild traumatic brain injuries from traffic accidents: a Swedish nationwide register study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Sir Ludwig Guttmann lecture 2023: psychosocial factors and adjustment dynamics after spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2025Article
- Increased behavioural inhibition and decreased behavioural activation in whiplash-associated disorders: Associations with health outcomes.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- Mobile App Intervention Increases Adherence to Home Exercise Program After Whiplash Injury-A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT).Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Do Acute Illness Perceptions Moderate the Association of Pre-Collision Welfare Benefits and Later Neck Pain or Disability Following Whiplash Trauma? A Prospective Multicentre Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the psychological impact associated with motor vehicle crash (MVC)-related physical injuries.
designSystematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: Multiple search engines included MEDLINE (via OVID), PsycINFO and Embase, and studies were sourced from scientific journals, conference papers and doctoral theses. STUDY SELECTION: A high-yield search strategy was employed. Terms like 'psychological distress', 'depression', 'PTSD' and 'motor vehicle accident' were employed. These key words were run primarily and secondary searches were then conducted in association with the major injury types. Studies needed to compare psychological distress in people injured in an MVC with uninjured controls who had not recently experienced an MVC. DATA EXTRACTION: Searches resulted in the identification of 2537 articles, and after eliminating duplicates and studies not meeting inclusion criteria, 24 studies were selected involving 4502 injured participants. These studies were entered into separate meta-analyses for mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (mTBI), whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) and spinal cord injury (SCI).
resultsElevated psychological distress was associated with MVC-related injuries with a large summary effect size in WAD (0.90), medium to large effect size in SCI (0.69) and small to medium effect size in mTBI (0.23). No studies meeting inclusion criteria were found for burns, fractures and low back injury. Increased psychological distress remains elevated in SCI, mTBI and WAD for at least 3 years post-MVC.
conclusionsRehabilitation strategies are needed to minimise distress subsequent to MVC-related physical injuries and the scientific robustness of studies requires improvement.
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