ArticleBMC research notes2017
Overview of findings from a 2-year study of claimants who had sustained a mild or moderate injury in a road traffic crash: prospective study.
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- The Impact of Musculoskeletal Injuries Sustained in Road Traffic Crashes on Work-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Ocular injuries associated with motor vehicle accidents: long term effects on quality of life.International ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Exploring the perspectives of key stakeholders in returning to work after minor to serious road traffic injuries: a qualitative study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Factors affecting social integration after road traffic orthopaedic injuries in Rwanda.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Health literacy and recovery following a non-catastrophic road traffic injury.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The role of specific sources of social support on postinjury psychological symptoms.Rehabilitation psychology · 2021Article
- Quality of Life after Motorcycle Traffic Injuries: A Cohort Study in Northwest of Iran.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2021Article
- Quality of Life in Road Traffic Accident Survivors.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2020Article
- I've got to be independent': views of older people on recovery following road traffic injury in New South Wales, Australia.BMC public health · 2020Observational
- Quality of life following road traffic injury: the impact of age and gender.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Outcomes after traffic injury: mental health comorbidity and relationship with pain interference.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundStudies have shown that in people injured in a road traffic crash, persistent symptoms are common and can lead to significant ongoing personal impact. Hence, elucidating factors associated with the human costs are key to reducing the socio-economic burden of road traffic injuries. Therefore, in this study we aimed to track the experience and key outcomes of persons who had sustained mild/moderate injuries as they returned to health (and work, where relevant) following a road traffic crash.
resultsIt is an inception study cohort of adults who had sustained mild to moderate injuries (that is, except serious injuries) in motor vehicle crashes in New South Wales, Australia, who were recruited and interviewed at baseline (within 3 months of the crash) and at 6, 12 and 24 months post-injury. We found that minor injuries had major impacts on pain ratings, physical and mental well-being, health-related quality of life and return to work and pre-injury participation during the 24 months post-injury phase. Further, for mild to moderately severe injuries, biopsychosocial factors appear to be prognostic indicators of recovery (not the location or type of injury). Examples of key biopsychosocial factors are: age; preinjury health; quality of life; reactions to injury (catastrophising, and pain); social support and the third party insurance compensation system. DISCUSSION: This study highlights the considerable impact of apparently "minor" road traffic crash injuries at a population level and suggests targeted approaches to the tertiary prevention of long-term morbidity and disability. Study findings have also reiterated the importance of looking beyond the injury to the 'whole person'.
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