ArticleJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma2025
Predictors of health-related quality of life among major trauma patients discharged from hospitals. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- From Injury to Recovery: A Six-Month Longitudinal Analysis of Quality of Life After Adult Trauma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Despite advances in trauma systems that improve survival, long-term recovery outcomes, such as health-related quality of life (HRQOL), are often overlooked. Identifying the factors that predict post-discharge HRQOL can help guide personalized care and prioritize patients who need post-discharge follow-up. This review aimed to synthesize evidence on predictors of post-discharge HRQOL among major trauma patients. Methods: This review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42024512689) and conducted using searches across databases including PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL. The Quality in Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) was used to assess risk of bias. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework was applied to assess quality of evidence. The meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of predictor variables on the HRQOL using Stata v-17. Results: Seventeen studies were included (n = 14 prospective, n = 3 retrospective cohort studies), and 7 of these were incorporated into the meta-analysis. The overall risk of bias was moderate in most studies. Older age predicts lower EuroQol 5-Dimensions (EQ-5D) and lower Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) Physical Component Score (PCS), while it predicts a higher SF-36 Mental Component Score (MCS). Meta-analysis showed that female sex predicted lower SF-36-MCS and lower EQ-5D. A lower American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) score predicted lower EQ-5D, while psychiatric comorbidity predicted lower SF-36-MCS. Higher Injury Severity Score (ISS) predicted poor HRQOL, but not SF-36-MCS and PCS. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) predicted poor SF-36-MCS, but other injury locations did not predict long-term HRQOL. While the length of hospital stay showed no predictive effect, most hospital-related factors were reported in only a single study. Conclusion: Predischarge factors, such as age, sex, preexisting conditions, and injury severity, are significant predictors of poor long-term HRQOL. Knowledge of these predischarge factors is important to improve long-term outcomes. Additional research should include hospital treatment and diagnostic factors.
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