IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1054: An Assessment of Long-Term Physical and Emotional Quality of Life of Persons Injured on 9/11/2001

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1054: An Assessment of Long-Term Physical and Emotional Quality of Life of Persons Injured on 9/11/2001 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16061054 Authors: Robert M. Brackbill Howard E. Alper Patricia Frazier Lisa M. Gargano Melanie H. Jacobson Adrienne Solomon Fifteen years after the disaster, the World Trade Center Health Registry (Registry) conducted The Health and Quality of Life Survey (HQoL) assessing physical and mental health status among those who reported sustaining an injury on 11 September 2001 compared with non-injured persons. Summary scores derived from the Short Form-12 served as study outcomes. United States (US) population estimates on the Physical Component Score (PCS-12) and Mental Component Score (MCS-12) were compared with scores from the HQoL and were stratified by Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and injury status. Linear regression models were used to estimate the association between both injury severity and PTSD and PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores. Level of injury severity and PTSD history significantly predicted poorer physical health (mean PCS-12). There was no significant difference between injury severity level and mental health (mean MCS-12). Controlling for other factors, having PTSD symptoms after 9/11 predicted a nearly 10-point difference in mean MCS-12 compared with never having PTSD. Injury severity and PTSD showed additive effects on physical and men...
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