Mental and Physical Health-Related Quality of Life Following Military Polytrauma

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, HRQoL increased during the 2-year follow-up period, driven by PCS improvement. Increasing HRQoL was associated with time since hospital discharge and limb amputation, whereas a downward trend in HRQoL was associated with spinal injury and post-discharge infection. The longitudinal decline in MCS, driven by TBI occurrence, time since hospital discharge, and developing post-discharge infections, emphasizes the importance of longitudinal mental health care in this population.PMID:38421743 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usae055

Source: Military Medicine - February 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jay R McDonald Matthew Wagoner Faraz Shaikh Erica Sercy Laveta Stewart Emma R Knapp John L Kiley Wesley R Campbell David R Tribble Source Type: research