Recovery and Quality of Life After Trauma : A 6-Month Follow-Up Study
(2020) In Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses 27(6). p.327-334- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Injuries were the most common cause of hospitalization in Sweden in 2017. There is a lack of knowledge about trauma recovery and its relation to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after hospitalization due to minor trauma. This study aimed to prospectively evaluate recovery and HRQoL at discharge from hospital and 3 and 6 months after the trauma. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of data from a prospective follow-up study. Fifty-seven patients who sustained physical trauma were included. Recovery was measured with postoperative recovery profile and HRQoL 3 and 6 months after discharge. The association between the outcomes was analyzed, as well as the impact of gender, age, Injury Severity Score (ISS), and trauma... (More)
BACKGROUND: Injuries were the most common cause of hospitalization in Sweden in 2017. There is a lack of knowledge about trauma recovery and its relation to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after hospitalization due to minor trauma. This study aimed to prospectively evaluate recovery and HRQoL at discharge from hospital and 3 and 6 months after the trauma. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of data from a prospective follow-up study. Fifty-seven patients who sustained physical trauma were included. Recovery was measured with postoperative recovery profile and HRQoL 3 and 6 months after discharge. The association between the outcomes was analyzed, as well as the impact of gender, age, Injury Severity Score (ISS), and trauma mechanism using nonparametric statistics. RESULTS: There was a significant improvement in recovery and HRQoL between discharge and 3 months after the trauma (p < .001) as well as between 3 and 6 months after the trauma (p < .001) except for EQ-5D VAS scale (p = .222). However, only 14 (25%) patients viewed themselves as fully recovered 6 months after the incident. Correlation between recovery and HRQoL increased after discharge and was at its strongest 6 months after the trauma (rs > .071). CONCLUSION: Trauma mechanism has an impact on recovery but not gender, age, or ISS score. Most patients did not consider themselves fully recovered even at 6 months postinjury, indicating that they require additional support to manage their recovery.
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- Nasirian, Sara ; Engström, My ; Forsberg, Anna LU and Fagevik Olsén, Monika
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- 2020
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- Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses
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- 27
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- 6
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- 8 pages
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- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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- pmid:33156248
- scopus:85095862144
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- 1078-7496
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- 10.1097/JTN.0000000000000539
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- English
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