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Functional Consequences of Road Traffic Injuries: Preliminary Results from PERSIAN Traffic Cohort (PTC)
Authors: Mousazadeh Yalda, Sadeghi-Bazargani Homayoun, Janati Ali, Poustchis Hossein, Zakeri Raana, Shafiee-Kandjani Ali Reza, Pourasghar Faramarz, Shahedifar Nasrin, Iraji Zeynab, Rezaei Mahdi, Bazargan-Hejazi Shahrzad
Publisher: NATL CENTER TRAUMA RESEARCH
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Trauma Monthly
Journal name in source: TRAUMA MONTHLY
Journal acronym: TRAUMA MON
Volume: 26
Issue: 6
First page : 294
Last page: 304
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 2251-7464
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30491/TM.2021.289262.1314
Web address : http://www.traumamon.com/article_140654.html
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Introduction: Traffic injuries are one of the main causes of death worldwide. After decreasing mortality rates and improving the recovery of injured patients, long-term functional consequences need to be addressed. The purpose of this study was to assess the functional outcomes of road traffic injuries and their predictors six months after hospital discharge, based on the preliminary results from PTC.Methods: A cross-sectional study based on PERSIAN Traffic Health and Safety Cohort Study was performed. Data were collected using the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) with six domains (cognition, mobility, self-care, getting along with others, life activities, and participation), filled-in by 180 injured adults (age >18 years) at six-month follow-up after hospital discharge during October 2019. These patients were hospitalized after road accidents at two referral trauma centers, (from 23 September 2018 to 20 March 2019).Results: The majority of participants were men (82.7%), (Mean age =38.8). The mean score of WHODAS 2.0 was 17.8) SD=9.1). The highest score was estimated for the self-care dimension 3.3 (SD=1.8), and the lowest score for getting along with others 2.4 (SD=1.2). Age, gender, physiotherapy, injury localization including head and face, spinal cord, and upper extremity were predictors of WHODAS 2.0 score in various dimensions (p<0.05).Conclusion: The current study identified some functional disabilities among patients sustaining road traffic injuries. It is evident from the results that a proportion of patients do not recover six months after the injury and suffer a disability, especially in self-care, mobility, and life activities, which potentially prevent them from returning to normalcy. In addition, age, gender, physiotherapy, injury localization was related to WHODAS 2.0 scores
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