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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Serious Injury in Metropolitan and Regional Victoria: Exploring Travel to Treatment and Utilisation of Post-Discharge Health Services by Injury Type.

Jemma Keeves, Belinda Gabbe, Sarah Arnup, Christina Ekegren, Ben Beck

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jemma KeevesDepartment of Physiotherapy, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne 3122, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1447-1535
Belinda GabbeDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7096-7688
Sarah ArnupDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia.
Christina EkegrenRehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Unit, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7656-6209
Ben BeckDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3262-5956

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Abstract

This study aimed to describe regional variations in service use and distance travelled to post-discharge health services in the first three years following hospital discharge for people with transport-related orthopaedic, brain, and spinal cord injuries. Using linked data from the Victorian State Trauma Registry (VSTR) and Transport Accident Commission (TAC), we identified 1597 people who had sustained transport-related orthopaedic, brain, or spinal cord injuries between 2006 and 2016 that met the study inclusion criteria. The adjusted odds of GP service use for regional participants were 76% higher than for metropolitan participants in the orthopaedic and traumatic brain injury (TBI) groups. People with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in regional areas had 72% lower adjusted odds of accessing mental health, 76% lower adjusted odds of accessing OT services, and 82% lower adjusted odds of accessing physical therapies compared with people living in major cities. People with a TBI living in regional areas on average travelled significantly further to access all post-discharge health services compared with people with TBI in major cities. For visits to medical services, the median trip distance for regional participants was 76.61 km (95%CI: 16.01-132.21) for orthopaedic injuries, 104.05 km (95% CI: 51.55-182.78) for TBI, and 68.70 km (95%CI: 8.34-139.84) for SCI. Disparities in service use and distance travelled to health services exist between metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria following serious injury.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticSpinal Cord InjuriesAftercareHumansPatient DischargeRegistriesaccess to healthcaregeographyhealthcare utilisationorthopaedic injuryroad traumaserious injuryspinal cord injurytraumatic brain injury

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PMID36360940
PMCPMC9657338

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