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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Predictors of Mental Health Outcomes in Road Traffic Accident Survivors.

Jelena Kovacevic, Maja Miskulin, Dunja Degmecic, Aleksandar Vcev, Dinko Leovic, Vladimir Sisljagic, Ivana Simic, Hrvoje Palenkic, Ivan Vcev, Ivan Miskulin

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Different Patterns of Mental Health Outcomes among Road Traffic Crash Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jelena KovacevicInstitute of emergency medicine of the Vukovar-Srijem County, 32 100 Vinkovci, Croatia.
Maja MiskulinFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.
Dunja DegmecicFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.
Aleksandar VcevFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.
Dinko LeovicFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.
Vladimir SisljagicFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.
Ivana SimicFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.
Hrvoje PalenkicFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.
Ivan VcevUniversity of Zadar, 23 000 Zadar, Croatia.
Ivan MiskulinFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.
University of Osijek · HRInstitute of Public Health Osijek-Baranja County · HRUniversity of Slavonski Brod · HRUniversity of Zadar · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mental health outcomes of road traffic accidents (RTAs) are always investigated in assessments of those involved. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological consequences and associated factors in all RTA survivors, irrelevant of their injury status. A cohort of 155 people was assessed one month after experiencing a RTA using self-reported measures for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. Associations between mental health outcomes and sociodemographic factors, pre-RTA health status, injury-related factors, and RTA details were analyzed. RTA survivors reported substantial rates of PTSD (32.3%) and depression (17.4%) symptoms, and low rates of anxiety (5.8%). Symptoms of depression were associated with below-average self-perceived economic status, irreligiousness, medication use, psychiatric medication use, and injury-related factors. PTSD symptoms were associated with female gender, below-average self-perceived economic status, previous psychiatric illness, medication use, psychiatric medication use, not being at fault in the relevant RTA, claiming compensation, and injury-related factors. Anxiety symptoms were associated with previous chronic or psychiatric illness, previous permanent pain, psychiatric medication use, and self-perceived threat to life, but not with sustaining injury. Along with the evaluation and treatment of RTA injuries, health care providers should evaluate the pre-RTA health status of all RTA victims. Psychological support to those at risk may prevent psychological disorders after RTAs.

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anxietydepressioninjury severityposttraumatic stress disorderroad traffic accident

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PMID31979086
PMCPMC7074414
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