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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

An Assessment of Long-Term Physical and Emotional Quality of Life of Persons Injured on 9/11/2001.

Robert M Brackbill, Howard E Alper, Patricia Frazier, Lisa M Gargano, Melanie H Jacobson, Adrienne Solomon

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Comparing life satisfaction and functioning 15 years after September 11, 2001 among survivors with and without injuries: a mixed-method study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019
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  7. Editorial for "Long-Term Health Effects of the 9/11 Disaster" inInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Robert M BrackbillWorld Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA. rbrackbi@health.nyc.gov.
Howard E AlperWorld Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA. halper@health.nyc.gov.
Patricia FrazierDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Pfraz@umn.edu.
Lisa M GarganoWorld Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA. lgargano1@health.nyc.gov.
Melanie H JacobsonWorld Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA. mjacobson@health.nyc.gov.
Adrienne SolomonWorld Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA. asolomon1@health.nyc.gov.ORCID 0000-0002-1723-7966
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Extension of the World Trade Center RegistryU50OH009739 · OH · NEW YORK CITY HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE · PI FARFEL, MARK R · 2009 to 2025
$120.0M
CDC HHS 2U50/OH009739NIOSH CDC HHS U50 OH009739
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fifteen years after the disaster, the World Trade Center Health Registry (Registry) conducted The Health and Quality of Life Survey (HQoL) assessing physical and mental health status among those who reported sustaining an injury on 11 September 2001 compared with non-injured persons. Summary scores derived from the Short Form-12 served as study outcomes. United States (US) population estimates on the Physical Component Score (PCS-12) and Mental Component Score (MCS-12) were compared with scores from the HQoL and were stratified by Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and injury status. Linear regression models were used to estimate the association between both injury severity and PTSD and PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores. Level of injury severity and PTSD history significantly predicted poorer physical health (mean PCS-12). There was no significant difference between injury severity level and mental health (mean MCS-12). Controlling for other factors, having PTSD symptoms after 9/11 predicted a nearly 10-point difference in mean MCS-12 compared with never having PTSD. Injury severity and PTSD showed additive effects on physical and mental health status. Injury on 9/11 and a PTSD history were each associated with long-term decrements in physical health status. Injury did not predict long-term decrements in one's mental health status. Although it is unknown whether physical wounds of the injury healed, our results suggest that traumatic injuries appear to have a lasting negative effect on perceived physical functioning.

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Health StatusAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedNew York CityProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSeptember 11 Terrorist AttacksStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and Questionnaires9/11HQoLinjurymental healthphysical healthShort Form-12 (SF-12)World Trade Center disaster

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PMID30909548
PMCPMC6466210
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