Abstract
Objective
The objective of this study is to analyze Quality of Well-being Scale scores and profiles
tracing Trauma Recovery Project (TRP) patient scores over time.
Study Design and Setting
A total of 787 TRP patients had complete preinjury and injury day data. Of these 787,
574 patients were followed up 6 months after hospital release. Analyses include persons
with head injury vs. long bone and pelvic injury.
Results
Paired t-tests found significant differences for scores between each measurement point. Means
analyses found significant variation on first day of hospitalization vs. 6-month recovery
scores by injury site—head worse off than long bone and pelvic injury at first, but
becoming better off 6 months after release from hospital. These effects were traced
to specific symptom/problem complexes and functional limitations.
Conclusion
Examination of such profiles can add significant information about health implications
not obvious from overall scores. The size and direction of such contributions to overall
scores may be reliably traced over time.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: September 01, 2006
Accepted:
June 12,
2006
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