ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2022
The prevalence of long-term rehabilitation following motor-vehicle crashes in Saudi Arabia: a multicenter study.
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- Assessing the economic cost of road traffic crashes in Saudi Arabia: potential savings from scaling up interventions.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Epidemiology and Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disabilities Following Motor Vehicle Accidents in Aljouf Region, Saudi Arabia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Occupational Therapy Education in Saudi Arabia: Barriers and Solutions From a Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- Correction to: The prevalence of long-term rehabilitation following motor-vehicle crashes in Saudi Arabia: a multicenter study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Assessment of opioid administration patterns following lower extremity fracture among opioid-naïve inpatients: retrospective multicenter cohort study.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
- Estimating the prevalence of select non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia using a population-based sample: econometric analysis with natural language processing.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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Abstract
introductionIn Saudi Arabia, motor-vehicle crashes (MVC) are the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). There is limited information locally on the magnitude and need for rehabilitation following MVC. This study examined the prevalence of MVC patients requiring long-term rehabilitation and the epidemiology of associated injuries.
methodsA retrospective study was conducted at four hospitals of the National Guard Hospitals Affairs from January 2016 to March 2019. The study used data from an institutional trauma registry of all MVC admissions. Chi-square tests, bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to compare patients requiring long-term and short-term rehabilitation.
resultsThe study included 506 patients. The study population was relatively young, with an average age was 32.8 ± 15.5 years, and the majority were males. Over two-thirds (71.3%) of patients required long-term rehabilitation. Half the patients sustained multiple fractures, and 17.0% sustained traumatic brain injuries. Overall, 53.1 and 61.8% of patients required occupational and physiotherapy, respectively. Those admitted to the intensive care unit were four times more likely to need long-term rehabilitation.
conclusionsWe found a significant burden of long-term rehabilitation following MVC. Patients were relatively young, thus posing a significant burden on future healthcare utilization. Policymakers should use these findings to guide primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention to improve health outcomes.
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